In 2020, Ninth Letter initiated a series we called “A Book You May Have Missed,” in order to call attention to worthy books published during the pandemic year that may have been lost in the shuffle of viruses and quarantines, protests and counterprotests, election fears and the slow dread of an impending insurrection. […]
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An Interview with Ayelet Tsabari
Special Feature: An Interview with Ayelet Tsabari The Program in Jewish Culture & Society at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, hosted a fabulous series of creative writers under the heading “21st Century Jewish Writing and the World.” Israeli-Canadian-Yemeni author Ayelet Tsabari (The Best Place on Earth, Random House, 2013) joined us on February 25, […]
Regine Rousseau
Originally published in April 2012 Ninth Letter is pleased to present the work of Regine Rousseau. A poet born in Chicago who grew up in Haiti, Rousseau was a semi-finalist for the 2011 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic competition, and is the author of the poetry collection Searching for Cloves and Lilies. She gave a reading […]
A/V Feature #53: Os Quais
Originally published in June 2013 Os Quais Ninth Letter is pleased to present for your listening pleasure “Quando Ela,” a track from the album pop é o contrário de pop by the Portuguese duo Os Quais, whose members are Tomás Cunha Ferreira and Jacinto Lucas Pires, author of the novel The True Actor, forthcoming […]
Featured Artist #3 Jess Loseby
Jess Loseby […]
Featured Artist #2 Reagan Louie
Reagan Louie […]
A/V Feature #55: Riding the Highline – Trailer
Originally published in April 2015 Riding the Highline is a short documentary film about poet brothers Kai and Anders Carlson-Wee. The film premiered this month at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Minneapolis. Check out the trailer here! RIDING THE HIGHLINE – TRAILER from Kai Carlson-Wee on Vimeo. Kai Carlson-Wee‘s […]
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A/V Feature 52 I Spy
This picture includes many items that have appeared in Ninth Letter‘s first nine volumes. Click through to see the full-size image, then click on an object to see what issue it appeared in! Can you find them all? […]