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Surviving the Southern Night
Surviving the Southern Night by Max Bufkin

Kinsman Quarterly
5 min read


SANCTUARY
Ikhenoba Marcel Joseph, a native voice of Nigeria, shares a tribute to tradition in his beautiful poem "Sanctuary."

Kinsman Quarterly
2 min read


Trauma Is My Birthright
Brooke Waukau, shares her story about the Native Americans’ fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline

Kinsman Quarterly
4 min read


Poetry by Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees
You Taught Me i was not born biologically savage until you taught me i was Indian Sin sunday school teacher taught us Indians we were...

Kinsman Quarterly
1 min read


How Might History View Our Legacy
by Mildred J Mills What does it mean to leave a legacy—that positive or negative impact for which friends, family, loved ones, or even...

Kinsman Quarterly
7 min read


Blueberry Pie
By Jody T. Pratt Calvin tosses and turns on the twin-sized mattress, its springs sounding off in clanks and clinks. As he sits up, his...

Kinsman Quarterly
14 min read


Lose the Fancy Sentences. Write a Good Story
Monique Franz, Senior Editor for Kinsman Quarterly, offers simple tips to novice writers.

Kinsman Quarterly
2 min read


Hold My Broken Boy Together
“Hold My Broken Boy Together” by Sophia Obianamma Gabriel, paints a picture of the unbreakable bond of friendship and homeland.

Kinsman Quarterly
4 min read


The Toymaker on the Hill
The Toymaker on the Hill by Adrian Hayes

Kinsman Quarterly
4 min read


10,000 Bullets
Denge Sabo is the master of his own imaginative universe, a universe that will give him a lesson he'll never forget. Enjoy the fiction piece

Kinsman Quarterly
13 min read


Healing Through Storytelling
Not all Christmases hold happy memories. Mildred J Mills recounts childhood holidays tainted with fear of which she learns to overcome.

Kinsman Quarterly
8 min read


Tether
Tether by Nicole Negrón

Kinsman Quarterly
17 min read


Clay People
"Clay People" exists within the award-winning poetry collection "Me and My Hair" by Jana Ross.

Kinsman Quarterly
2 min read


SAFARI
By Akin Jeje First published by KongPoWriMo Originally, "safari" in Swahili, Was simply a sojourn, a journey, That could be undertaken by...

Kinsman Quarterly
1 min read


Silent Passenger
by Nike Campbell I don’t feel the warmth of home. Not even with “Welcome to Nigeria” blaring as I descend the escalator at Murtala...

Kinsman Quarterly
16 min read


The Griot of Hong Kong
In a city where discrimination often prevails, Kaze Ndassi Afritude unifies people from all walks of life through his music and art.
Monique Franz
4 min read


Bridging Cultures Through Song
Eli Zaelo introduces the Afri-Chin Experience by Monique Franz At twenty-one years old, Eli Zaelo waited in line to audition for the Lion...
Monique Franz
3 min read


Book Banning and the Fight for Our Collective Memory
by Nicole Doyley First published on nicoledoyley.com on May 22, 2022. Permission granted by author. The Akan people of Ghana give us the...

Kinsman Quarterly
3 min read


Will AI Replace Visual Artists?
Award-winning art director, Anastasia Simone, shares her thoughts on AI within the art industry.

Kinsman Quarterly
3 min read


Simply the Best
Kinsman Quarterly's Literature Director, Akin Jeje, pays poetic tribute to the late Queen of Rock and Roll.

Kinsman Quarterly
1 min read
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