Some thoughts on Basho’s spring poems, writings, and journeys, from Arthur Davis.
Blossom Drunk: Spring Poems from Basho
The Excellence of Edna Lewis
Edna Lewis’ incredible book The Taste of Country Cooking is not just a cookbook, this work functions both as instructional material and memoir, using recipes to tell the story of a year in the lives of people living in Freetown, the self-sustaining agricultural community in rural Virginia where Lewis grew up.
May Issue, 2024
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Kalīla wa-Dimna: an inspiring literary-political fable
Kalīla wa-Dimna (كليلة ودمنة), a book of animal fables, has has been translated into many languages over time and has become a text that has permeated political and moral philosophies around the world.
The Inside Room
In which we quote extensively from Jane Eyre and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and find connections between the two.
April Issue, 2024
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Mother Courage and Her Children
“I see that. In one sense it’s a war because of all the cheating, plunder, rape, and so forth, but it’s different from all other wars because it’s a religious war and therefore pleasing unto God.”
My Afro-kwea journal #3: Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
“First of all, let me say: Chinelo Okparanta, you have my heart. For daring to write a novel that tackles so many taboos – queer love, religion, politics – all wrapped in the language of African idiom and folklore.”
February Issue, 2024
All of the articles from the past month for people who like to savor their magpies’ tidings as an issue.
My Afro-kwea diary: #2
My Afro-kwea Journal, entry #2: The Death of Vivek Oji By Akwaeke Emezi
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