Spotlight: Mary Kelly
“A poem to me is like a small cat that curls itself around your legs as you wait for the bus.”
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ReadSpotlight: Lillian Y. Lin
“Writing is a documented journey of self-growth as well as a way to be seen and heard.” -
ReadSpotlight: Kitzia Esteva
“My work is agitational and energized toward transformation and hope—I build worlds deeply rooted in liberation and decolonial imaginings.” -
ReadSpotlight: Isabel Lemus Kristensen
“I bring into the room my family and relatives first and always. They are who have shaped me. My ancestors too.” -
ReadSpotlight: huiyin zhou
“Sometimes the most intimate and powerful work lies in the things that remain private and inaccessible for public gaze.” -
ReadSpotlight: Grace Lee
“Through the safe and tender space of the residency, I found a new approach to my art-making: writing as a gift to my reader.” -
ReadSpotlight: Chii Ọganihu
“I consider myself a multi-genre writer. I will write anything—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, play—if the spirit hits.” -
ReadSpotlight: Bri Stokes
“Lately, I have been writing about power—how it is stolen, how it’s manipulated, and what it means to fear its existence within you.” -
ReadSpotlight: Samar Al Summary
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Samar Al Summary shares a piece from 2021 to showcase her work. -
ReadSpotlight: Czaerra Galicinao Ucol
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Czaerra Galicinao Ucol shares an excerpt of a poem with contextual words on process. -
ReadSpotlight: Gabriella Garcia
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Gabriella Garcia shares a poem she wrote during the Summer Residency. -
ReadSpotlight: Mallika Chennupaty
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Mallika Chennupaty shares a process piece about her work. -
ReadSpotlight: Liana Fu
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Liana Fu does a Q&A with Seventh Wave about her work. -
ReadSpotlight: Amandalynne Paullada
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Amandalynne Paullada does a Q&A with Seventh Wave about her work. -
ReadSpotlight: Nyree Abrahamian
Summer 2024 Digital Resident Nyree Abrahamian does a Q&A with Seventh Wave about her work.