basalt i.h.

basalt i.h. (fka irene) is a writer and researcher based in Brooklyn and the Bay Area. Their first manuscript EARTH INTELLIGENCE forms a poetics of exhausted soil, mined sand, and militarized islands out of the ruins of empire. Their work has been supported by Tin House Summer Workshops and named a finalist for Wendy's Subway's Carolyn Bush Award. Other writings and conversations are homed in AAWW, Wendy’s Subway, Belladonna*, Brooklyn Rail, November Magazine, among others. Illustration created by Ziyi Li.