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“Information Worker at the End of the World”

“Information Worker at the End of the World”

Book Excerpt: I Would Define the Sun

Stephanie Niu is a poet and writer from Marietta, Georgia. I Would Define the Sun, her first full-length poetry collection, won the inaugural Vanderbilt University Literary Prize. She is also the author of the chapbooks Survived By: An Atlas of Disappearance and She Has Dreamt Again of Water. Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, The Missouri Review, Literary Hub, Copper Nickel, Ecotone, and elsewhere.

Laughter in the Face of Despair

Laughter in the Face of Despair

Steve Stern connects the ridiculous and the sublime in A Fool’s Kabbalah

Black Women Who Changed the World

Black Women Who Changed the World

Keisha Blain talks with Chapter 16 about a lost slice of American history

Hometown Literary Hero

Hometown Literary Hero

A new collection of James Agee’s poetry displays the writer’s range and ambition

Managing the Monsters of Childhood

Managing the Monsters of Childhood

A fifth-grader adds werewolves to Shakespeare in a bid to reach his older brother

Ways to Support the Work

Chapter 16, launched in October 2009, is an online journal about books, writers, and literary events in Tennessee and serves as the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.

We cover novels set here; histories involving Tennessee events or locations; authors who live here, were born or educated here; and out-of-state writers when they give readings or participate in book signings anywhere in the state. We also publish original poems and essays by prominent Tennessee authors (including previews of their works in progress).

Your donations help us continue to engage in the stories of the past and present to build a better future for Tennesseans. Contributions help make Chapter16 possible and ensure it remains free for the community. Individual gifts, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships help connect communities through shared stories and allow us all to build a better future for all Tennesseans.

 

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