An ongoing dialogue between poets and creatives of all kinds, celebrating the ways we connect through mentorship, community and transitions, hosted by Cara Waterfall.
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I meant to write this in August, but August was all boxes, forms, school supplies, unfamiliar supermarkets, and the daily discovery of something else I didn’t know I was supposed to know.
September may be a better place to begin.
When we...
🌱 #3: How Mentorship Has Shaped My Approach to Community
Isaiah Adepoju
Inaugural DEW Scholar
Summer Quarterly Reflection
On this Reflection
Each quarter, DEW Scholars share a reflection on their writing life, creative practice, and the conversations that have shaped them.
Th...
🏛️ Building the Cathedral
This series takes its name from a phrase shared by Ink & Ribbon Press founder G. K. Allum, who described independent publishing as "cathedral work." These conversations celebrate the many people whose care, imagination, and labour shape a p...
🌊 Sightlines #1: The Invisible City by Obou Gbais
Power City #1, 2026 by Obou Gbais.
🌊 Sightlines is an Archipel series exploring where art leads us. Part essay, part ekphrasis, part invitation, it traces the unexpected connections, questions, and acts of attention that emerge when we sp...
🌊 #34: Ridwan Fasasi — The Calabash Returns to the River
In this conversation with Archipel, Ridwan Fasasi reflects on the realities of writing in Nigeria, the literary family that supported him through difficult seasons, and the role of poetry in times of uncertainty. What emerges is a portrait...
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