An Interview with Cynthia Dewi Oka

Recently one of our editors sat down with Cynthia to discuss writing, publishing, and identity.  A snippet:

I see writing as inherent to liberation struggles because writing is essentially about documenting and defining survival. It is about connecting a specific voice to universal currents….I am a poet today only insofar as oppressed peoples have organized and fought for their voices and lives to matter.

Read the rest on our conversations page.  You can also preorder Cynthia’s poetry collection, nomad of salt and hard water.

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