zinziclemmons

@zinziclemmons

What We Lose, a novel | LA

Los Angeles, CA
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    8 Sep 2021

    In 2020, 4 Pennsylvania counties delivered the presidential election to Joe Biden. I grew up in one of them. I wrote about Joe Biden and what it means for the Democratic Party to become a party of the suburbs for .

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    Apr 1

    Monday, 4/18 @ 7pm PT. An incredible line up celebrating 's DIARIES OF A TERRORIST w/ , , Brontez Purnell, Yosimar Reyes, and Juliana Spahr. In-person or online here:

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    Mar 14

    My debut poetry collection “Diaries of a Terrorist” will be published May 3 by . I’m excited to welcome it into the world with these readings:

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    Mar 14

    SF book launch w/ Yosimar Reyes, Brontez Purnell, Juliana Spahr

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    Mar 11

    Why use poetry as your main vehicle to navigate such terrain? André Naffis-Sahely answers succinctly, ‘I have an axe to grind.’ That is followed by his infectious laughter.

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    Mar 9

    It's utterly WILD to me that my book MATH FOR THE SELF-CRIPPLING will be a real object in the 🌎in just a couple of weeks. So far the only people who've read it are who selected it for publication and . If you like dark humor feminism, check it out.

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    Feb 14

    💘 Celebrating love (and chocolate hazelnut spread!) with this throwback to “Love Sonnet” by an InsideOut Student Poet, read by Novelist for National Poetry Month 2018. 💕

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  8. 17 Dec 2021

    I wrote a small tribute to Los Angeles, the city my grandmother brought us to, for Image.

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  9. 28 Oct 2021

    As we witness Biden's Build Back Better plan being slowly whittled down to nothing, I'm reminded of my conversation with PA State Senator about the consequences of the Dems' focus on affluent suburban voters.

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  10. 27 Oct 2021

    We're handing out booster shots and South Africa is trying to reverse engineer a Covid vaccine. “We can no longer rely on these big superpowers to come in and save us.” Great job, America. Great job, capitalism.

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  11. 17 Jun 2021

    A teacher should not treat their former students that way; a rich and famous cis woman should not practice dominance over young queer and trans folks. Solidarity always with my queer and trans students, readers, friends and family.

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  12. 17 Jun 2021

    Adichie is smart and observant, but she has wielded her power irresponsibly with that essay. Her supporters fail to see the power imbalance between her & the 2 younger writers, instead clinging to her 'cancel culture' arguments.

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    16 Jun 2021

    This is the context to Ch*mamanda's piece. It's not about 'Someone who I helped is now trying to ruin you' This is about transphobia and holding your idols accountable. Would encourage people to read this before they comment on her 'well written' essay

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  14. 1 Jun 2021

    "change is not polite and neither is it ordained by a single individual, or interest group." So excited for the future of and this issue is an audacious start.

    Editing 99 has been one of the true privileges of my life. I began at the mag at a time of deep collective suffering & my editorial reflects that. It spells out my critique of the UK’s literary culture & PL's artistic vision going forwards:
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  15. 18 May 2021

    AP: "The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today."

    Israel destroyed the offices of more than 20 Palestinian media outlets in Gaza by ,
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    18 May 2021

    These men standing next to are Jimmy Dennis and Anthony Wright. Both of them lost decades of their lives behind bars after being wrongfully convicted by the corrupt Philly DA office of the past. We need huge turnout today. VOTE BEFORE 8PM:

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    18 May 2021

    some thoughts ahead of the results of today's Philly DA race and incoming takes on what it means or doesn't mean about the project of "progressive prosecutors" and gun violence....

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  18. 17 May 2021

    I ♥️

    Our WCW has the gift of expanding the genre of Afro- music to contain her own unique, pleasing & soulful sound. In 2020 she introduced us into her own world of music with her debut album “The Angel You Don’t Know” an all round extraordinary & mind blowing project 🌹💎.
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    14 May 2021

    The Black and Palestinian struggles for liberation are interconnected, and we will not let up until all of us are free.

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    10 May 2021

    The vicious Israeli domination of precious Palestinians-this crime against humanity- can’t be denied nor rationalized by cowardly politicians & academicians! Every nation must be accountable for its barbaric arbitrary use of power- be it the USA, Russia, Haiti, Iran or Israel!

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