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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #43: Queer/Black/Lit

by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 01, 2023)

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Bringing together an intergenerational, diasporic, multigenre gathering of novelists, poets, visual artists, playwrights, activists, academics, and more, Mosaic: Black/queer/lit stages conversations and poses questions within and between its lines: What is “queerness” to us, and how does it shape our visions of Blackness, gender, transness, class, nation, and power? How do we imagine queer spaces of belonging, both as living community, and within broader Black, feminist, anti-colonial, and other radical political legacies? What queer lessons does the natural world teach? What are the nourishing shapes of Black queer spirituality? What power does sex and desire bring to Black queer literary life? What language can we create to name our genders and lay claim to our bodies’ freedom amid systems committed to our undoing? What does “queerness” want to say to Black “gay and lesbian” history? What does it need to hear?

How do we get to our Black queer future? What do we do to make it? In that future, how do we grow the gorgeous resources of our joy?

In these conversations, we look to language. We alight. We get lit. We reach for the blazing force and beauty of literature.

In Mosaic: Black/queer/lit, our linguistic reach is transgressive. It twirls across lines of nation and generation. It talks dirty and breaks form. It contradicts itself. It laughs hard. Sometimes, it whispers truth behind the backs of authority. Other times, it gets all up in your face, loud.

As you read, I hope you will listen for the voices gathered here—our shouts and moans, our giggles, our sighs, our ululations, the sucking of our teeth. The riffs and runs of our soaring celebration.

Find us here, luminously Black, brilliantly queer, speaking every tongue, everywhere, as we have been/will be/are, always.
—Guest Editor Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

CONTENT

Fiction

Chinelo Okparanta, Harry Sylvester Bird (Novel Excerpt)
Marci Blackman, “Zay”
Marlon Rachquel Moore, “Bullnettle and Blue Jays”

Interviews

“Presence to possibility.” Alexis Pauline Gumbs interviewed by Tara M. Holman
“Screaming to Be Out.” Cheryl Clarke interviewed by Marci Blackman
“Survival is a relational praxis.” C. Riley Snorton interviewed by Noura Mutima Brock-Jaber

Poems

Airea D. Matthews, “elemental”
Airea D. Matthews, “Subtext for Troubled Times”
Donika Kelly, “Every moment I have been alive, I have been at the height of my powers”
Donika Kelly, “We Came Here to Get Away from You”
J Mase III, “A Desperate Stonewall Love Poem”
Jewelle Gomez, “Coal for Audre Lorde”
Jewelle Gomez, “Eleanor Bumpurs Reminds White People: This Is Not the Titanic�”
Krudas Cubensi, “Les Elles”
Lenelle Mo�se, “All on That Day”
Odaymar Cuesta, “Tonguetraces”
Saretta Morgan, “If skin passes always through language, texture is compelled by desire”
Seven Poems by Cheryl Clarke

Prose

GerShun Avilez, “Anatomies of Womanhood: Trans Life Writing and the Question of Embodiment in Janet Mock’s Redefining Realness and Surpassing Certainty”
Darius Bost, “Black Gay and Lesbian Studies in an Increasingly Queer World”
Darnell L. Moore, “Touch”
Janet Mock, “I Am My Sister’s Keeper: Women’s March on Washington Speech”

Photography

Amarise Carreras
Bashira Webb
Felicita Felli Maynard

Drama

Jewelle Gomez, Waiting for Giovanni: a dream play (excerpt, written in collaboration with Harry Waters Jr.)

Reviews

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe, reviewed by Alma Sterling
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought, edited by Briona Simone Jones, reviewed by M Shelly Conner

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #42

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 21, 2017)

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Interviews
Nicole Sealey by Kyla Marshell
Rosamond S. King by Anton Nimblett

Poems
Object Permanence [FOR JOHN] by Nicole Sealey
Instead of Executions, Think Death Erections by Nicole Sealey
Virginia is for Lovers by Nicole Sealey
the poem wet by Rosamond S. King
The poem s t r e t c h e d out by Rosamond S. King
Because evil by Rosamond S. King

Reviews
Telepathologies by Cortney Lamar Charleston
Hook: A Memoir by Randall Horton
Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News by Kevin Young

Lesson Plan
Jamel Shabazz by Kanene Holder
Mosaic’s lesson plans, developed for secondary school educators, demonstrate how our content can serve as a connective tool to empower educators to use books, writing, and reading to engage students.

Around Town
Photographic highlights from New York literary event by Marcia Wilson

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #41

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Mar 21, 2017)

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Launched in 1998, Mosaic Literary Magazine is a website and quarterly print magazine exploring the literary arts by writers of African descent. Each issue contains a unique blend of profiles, book reviews, and literature lesson plans.

Mosaic is produced by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #40

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 21, 2016)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #39

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 21, 2016)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #38

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Mar 21, 2016)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #37

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 21, 2015)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #36

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 21, 2015)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #35

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jan 01, 2015)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #34

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 11, 2014)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #33

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 21, 2014)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #32

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Mar 21, 2014)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #31

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 21, 2013)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #30

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 21, 2013)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #29

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Mar 21, 2013)

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In Issue #29, Feb - May 2013

William Melvin Kelley by Steve Kemme

An air of mystery clings to the writing career of William Melvin Kelley like a morning mist. In the 1960s, Kelley produced three novels and a book of short stories that established him as one of America’s most talented young fiction writers. With his first novel, A Different Drummer, published in 1962, he made a resounding splash in the literary world, winning awards and earning comparisons to William Faulkner. But after his third novel, Dunfords Travels Everywheres, was published in 1970, the books stopped.

Such a long publishing drought usually means the writer has nothing more to say or has died. Kelley, a 74-year-old African-American who has lived in Harlem for the past 30 years, understands the confusion caused by the perception that he’s been silent for the past four decades.

“My name just kind of faded away,” he said in a recent telephone interview from his home. “There are still people today who say to me, ‘Oh, I thought you were dead.’”

But Kelley, who speaks in a rich baritone voice, is very much alive and active, although he has battled serious health issues during the past 13 years. He survived bladder cancer and receives dialysis treatments. Three years ago, circulatory problems led to the amputation of his right leg.

Lorna Goodison by Clarence V. Reynolds

Poet and author Lorna Goodison has a contagious laugh. Whether she is sharing a moment that enlightened her early in her literary career or retelling an incident that involved a family member or a neighbor while growing up in Jamaica, the richness and fullness of her joviality embraces whoever happens to be in her company. Goodison confessed that in Jamaica having a sense of humor helps many people cope with life’s difficulties.

This past September, Goodison visited the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn, NY, where she read from her latest book, By Love Possessed: Stories (Amistad/HarperCollins). The heartrending and oftentimes risible tales Goodison presents in By Love Possessed, including the Pushcart Prize-winning short story for which the book gets its title, explore the wide range of complex feelings that are kindled by love its heartaches, its obsessions, and its passions. Many of the fables in the collection were inspired by people and instances in Jamaica, she said. Goodison is a detailed and thoughtful writer in every sense; and in these short stories she wields a cast of memorable characters, animated descriptions, and Caribbean patois to convey a truthfulness and a universality through her storytelling.

Ayana Mathis by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

Ayana Mathis has an innocence about her that makes it hard for other writers to envy her success. Unlike other writers who list names of literary journals they’ve published in, Ayana quietly worked under the radar, and her first book has quickly become an overnight sensation. The Iowa Writing Workshop MFA graduate who had once considered a career as a baker could not believe that Oprah Winfrey of all people sniffed her book out from the thousands she comes across each year to be in her book club.

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie has garnered major attention, receiving two magnificent reviews in The New York Times as well as a myriad of articles in other media —including the magic touch of Oprah Winfrey. However, after reading Ayana’s book, it’s evident that she did not need any magic. Her lyrical prose, which reads like poetry, captures the life of Hattie Shepherd and her eleven children and one granddaughter; hence the book’s title. Twelve Tribes is a fearless work that not only tackles The Great Migration, but also reflects on issues such as abandonment, depression, sexuality, and religion. I read the book in two days, and so deep were the characters’ resonance that I found myself stopping in the middle of daily routines to conjure a line, a description, or the souls I met on those two hundred and forty-three pages. Their stories continue to haunt me. Long after reading you will sit with it for a good long time, just to allow your mind time to ruminate through the doors it will open inside you.

Mosaic is produced by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #28

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 21, 2012)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #27

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 01, 2011)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #26

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 01, 2010)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #25

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 01, 2009)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #24

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (May 01, 2009)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #23

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Dec 01, 2008)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #22

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Aug 01, 2008)

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Featuring the work of Kalisha Buckhanon and Opal Palmer Adisa

Mosaic is produced by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #21

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Apr 01, 2008)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #20

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Oct 01, 2007)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #19

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jul 01, 2007)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #18

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Apr 01, 2007)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #17

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Feb 01, 2007)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #16

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Dec 01, 2006)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #15

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 01, 2005)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #14

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Dec 01, 2004)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #13

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Dec 01, 2002)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #12

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Apr 01, 2002)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #11

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 01, 2001)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #10

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 01, 2001)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #9

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 01, 2000)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #8

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Apr 21, 2000)

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Download a pdf version of the Spring 2000 Issue of Mosaic Literary Magazine.

All advertising has been removed from this eMagazine edition. This special, electronic version, of Mosaic Literary Magazine is an AALBC.com exclusive, courtesy of our friends at Mosaic Magazine!

mosaic summer 2000 [ c o n t e n t s ]
of this issue

the souls of black folk | 10
we profiled nine writers who
will make a difference in what
we read for years to come.

on the verge | 22
Marci Blackman "Po Man’s Child"
by Akilah Monifa

excerpt | 24
Po Man’s Child

black literary rebirth | 26
various literary voices weigh in
on this “black literary renaissance”

what happened to ebonics? | 32
the ebonics argument might be quiet,
but it’s not dead.
by India Savage Anderson
poetry

Poetry Cookers | 20
by Gregory Powell

Lingo | 35
by Kireema Sprowal

crossword puzzle | 47

Mosaic is produced by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #7

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jul 01, 1999)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #6

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 01, 1999)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #5

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Mar 21, 1999)

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E. Lynn Harris: Abide By Him
With his latest book Abide With Me E. Lynn Harris sits down to discuss his life as one of today’s top writers.
by Renee Michel

Lee Meadows by Mo Fleming

Getting Hooked
bell hooks is one of today’s most prolific writers on race and culture. Here we find out more about this professor and writer.
by Lynne d. Johnson

The Myth Of It All
Evangeline Blanco, author of Caribe, gives us alook at the use of myth and folklore in Latino literature. Thoughts On Hispanic Literature by Evangeline Blanco

Speaking Truth To Power
We profiled three writers who, throughout this century, have spoken to their generation:
James Baldwin by Kalamu ya Salaam
Zora Neale Hurston by Leah Mullen
Farai Chideya by Cynthia Ray

Excerpts
Abide With Me by E. Lynn Harris
Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson

Poetry “Loving You is Church” by Tara Betts
“Among Women” by Nicole C. Kearney

mosaic magazone features aalbc crossword puzzle In the late 1990s Mosaic Featured the AALBC Crossword Puzzle

Mosaic is produced by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.

Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #4

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Dec 01, 1998)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #3

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Sep 01, 1998)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #2

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Jun 01, 1998)

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Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #1

by Ron Kavanaugh
Mosaic Literary Magazine (Feb 01, 1998)

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A Message from the Publisher Ron Kavanaugh

Ron Kavanaugh After previewing African American and Hispanic authors on the web for almost a year I felt it was time to take it one step further. On February 10th 1998 Mosaic Magazine was launched.

Each issue features the reviews of the latest books, interviews with some of today’s top authors, previews of adult and children’s books, advice for writers, technology that makes the writers life easier, profiles of people in the publishing industry, crossword puzzle, a profile of a writer from our past, original fiction & poetry and much more.

The first issue featured the book Men We Cherish Edited by Brooke Stephens. I felt Men We Cherish best fit what we at Mosaic will try to do. Which is to bring you honest, realistic, thought provoking, engaging literature, on a quarterly basis.

Woman to Woman The next issue of Mosaic was dedicated to WOMEN. Women readers, writers and book lovers. Look for more information to follow. Along with the feature stories we will have our regular columns of reviews, previews, interviews, etc.

Do you have any questions or comments? We would love to hear from you. Email Ron Kavanaugh, Publisher, regarding layout, Mosaic Magazine questions.

Mosaic Magazine Mosaic

Mosaic Literary Magazine is a publication dedicated to covering all aspects of African American and Hispanic literature.

Each issue features reviews of the latest books, interviews with some of today’s top authors, previews of adult and children’s books, technology that makes the writers life easier, profiles of people in the publishing industry, crossword puzzle, a look at a writer from our past, original fiction & poetry and much more. Visit them at http://mosaicmagazine.org

Mosaic is produced by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.