Dear friends, A few weeks ago when we published Laura Kashishke she emailed me saying that every poet she’s ever met messaged her about that feature. That obviously made us very happy & proud. That we have been able to capture a large & engaged audience is something we do not at all take for granted. Many emerging poets we’ve published have ended up becoming friends, meeting each other online & in person. Before going on this short summer break, we published Danez Smith whose work came in the...

Dear friends, I write to you once again surrounded by thousands of books — my happy place — though this time the difference is that we're unpacking, which is a great deal more exciting. Deciding which book goes on which shelf is a task I take very seriously and enjoy thoroughly. It has me thinking: why do we love literature so? Why do we (those of us in this house, and you reading this) spend years — whole lives, really — investigating what language can do? I was going to go on a tirade, but...

Dear friends, At last, I write to you from the fairer shores of Canada. For a long time, we’ve held our breath for obvious political reasons. These last three years, my first time living outside of New Delhi, have been beautiful and freeing in more ways than I can count. But as a sociopolitical being the last few years have been horrible to witness. And arriving here, crossing that border, has felt like a really long and loud sigh. And since cursing clears the throat and cleans the head: Fuck...