John Yargo is a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts. His research explores race and ecological apocalypticism in the global Renaissance. Previously, he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jordan and an English teacher in Thailand. His writing has been published in The Millions, The Ring, Fiction Advocate, and the Xavier Review.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
“All This Life Made This Play”: An Interview with Keith Hamilton Cobb
In the arc of this actor’s story, he is only ever seen as Othello, Othello, Othello. This is also a metaphor for Black life....
Fame and Literature, Irreconcilable Enemies
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More Steps Than the Stairway of a Minaret
One of the most audacious works ever produced in modern Arabic, Leg Over Leg gives fresh force to classical Middle Eastern literary forms....
