DISPATCHES

Essays, interviews, and reflections on craft, culture, and creative practice from writers working across borders.

The Gift of the Onion

Perhaps poet Carol Ann Duffy was right to say it is better to gift your lover an onion than a flower or a satin heart. After all, no one’s perfect...

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How Dressing Like My Future Self Helped Me Start Writing Again

I could not write, so I started dressing like the man who could.

It sounds odd, but for weeks I stood in front of my wardrobe every morning, frozen...

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Decolonizing Craft: An Interview with Maureen Medina

Our Spring 2026 facilitator, Maureen P. Medina, discusses her background as a poet and activist, and her decolonial and embodied pedagogical approaches.

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