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STEPHEN BIVENS, 1967—2020: A QUIET MAN WITH AN HONEST LENS

Whenever I was with Stephen Bivens, I always found myself doing most of the talking. Invariably, I would rewind conversations with him in my mind shortly after we spoke, and think to myself, “Wow, I sure do talk a lot.” And while it may be true that I enjoy talking, I found that there were many others who felt the […]

9(3) Fall 2020
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Creative Fusion: Daniel Gray Kontar / Cleveland

Author: Lee Chilcote

The Rhythm of People’s Speech As executive artistic director of Twelve Literary Arts, a nonprofit organization he started in 2016, Daniel Gray-Kontar has helped to create a literary arts ecosystem for young black writers across the city. “For writers of color, it’s important to present them with models, and to connect them with older writers of color—people who look like […]

7(4) Winter 2018/2019
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