The word “canon” in literary studies was intended to refer to humanity’s greatest writings—those which all "educated" people should know. Thanks to the work of critics and scholars of color, however, we are now able to recognize the exclusions, the silences, and the gaps that exist in the traditional concept of the canon. The four […]

Solstice Literary Magazine is presenting a panel at AWP 2024 on expanding DEI in literary magazines. This panel, moderated by Editor-in-Chief Lorena Hernández Leonard, will include Poetry Editor Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction, January 2017/June 2020); AGNI Senior Editor, Shuchi Saraswat; and Pangyrus Nonfiction Editor, Artress Bethany White, and Reviews Editor, Anri Wheeler.

This gathering of writers and scholars seeks to celebrate and honor the work of Afaa Michael Weaver and his storied career as a poet, essayist, playwright, mentor and much more. A number of presenters, including Dr. Tara Betts, Danielle Legros Georges, and Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) will discuss poems by Weaver that have inspired […]