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Dior J. Stephens / Dolphin. they/he. Debut poetry collection: CRUEL/CRUEL
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OUT NOW: CRUEL/CRUEL
OUT NOW: CRUEL/CRUEL
A response to the unimaginable cruelties that became our new quotidian in 2020, that moves musically and discursively through innovative permutations of lyric form.
PLUM ESSAY with Poetry Daily
PLUM ESSAY with Poetry Daily
The plum and the plum tree, then, became a philosophical center for me. Or, if not center, a lily pad of poetic thought, leading me to reflect on what exactly it meant for such fruition, such overabundance, to result in death, rot, and souring. And how, in a number of ways, these stages of growth remarked upon the trends of capitalism, (over)production and exploitation in Western society.
Somesuch Stories #8, TENSION
Somesuch Stories #8, TENSION
Somesuch Stories #7, BONE
Somesuch Stories #7, BONE
With a Love Letter to Queer Black Folx, Dior Stephens Draws a Velvet Rope Around the Table They Set for Their Community
With a Love Letter to Queer Black Folx, Dior Stephens Draws a Velvet Rope Around the Table They Set for Their Community
Dior Stephens' CRUEL/CRUEL is a meticulously arranged series of poems that contrasts playful lightness with the heavy weight of racial conflict and tension in a form that is both startling and familiar in its restrained mix of anger and hope. Each poem's eye is turned inward with an intensity that burns through the self, revealing a brilliant mirror reflecting the world through the Black body. To watch Stephens perform is an ecstatic delight, and I was fortunate enough to speak with them after their initial tour.
from daddy to blocked; HAD
from daddy to blocked; HAD
UYP 1 (from C/C) | Diverses Poetry
UYP 1 (from C/C) | Diverses Poetry
Welcome to the Collective, a poetry journal where poets select poets, with an emphasis on under-represented voices and multi-ethnic, multi-cultural writing.
Begin Again w. Dior J. Stephens
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An Interview With Dior J. Stephens, Author of CRUEL/CRUEL
An Interview With Dior J. Stephens, Author of CRUEL/CRUEL
In March, I arrived too late to hear Dior J. Stephens read from CRUEL/CRUEL at a packed Nightboat event at the Rendezvous in Seattle. So, when the opportunity arrived to […]
Verse Poem Playlist ft: CRUEL/CRUEL
Verse Poem Playlist ft: CRUEL/CRUEL
Black & Published: A Good Push with Dior J. Stephens
Black & Published: A Good Push with Dior J. Stephens
Podcast Episode · Black & Published · 04/04/2023 · 51m
UYP 7 + UYP 10 (from CRUEL/CRUEL) | Ex-Puritan
UYP 7 + UYP 10 (from CRUEL/CRUEL) | Ex-Puritan
Read Dior J. Stephens' excerpts from CRUEL/CRUEL in Issue 60: Winter 2023 of The Ex-Puritan, then check out the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence!
fourteen poems & Dior J. Stephens: A Reading
fourteen poems & Dior J. Stephens: A Reading
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