Fall for the Book

Panelists unpack their work of activism conducted as editors of journals or anthologies with particular political messages. Melissa Tuckey's Ghost-Fishing: An Eco-Poetry Anthology is known as the first anthology to ever focus wholly on poetry with an eco-justice stance. Nate Marshall is another poetic pioneer with The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop as it is the first poetry collection ever dedicated to and for the Hip-Hop generation. Arjun Singh Sethi's American Hate: Survivors Speak Out brings together true stories of individuals negatively impacted by the Trump administration such as Arab-Americans and undocumented workers. And, Paula Whyman is editor of the volunteer-run literary magazine Scoundrel Time aimed at “keeping scoundrels at bay.”