Resource Roundup #10

For the week of June 18th.

Happy Friday, Folks. If you find yourself with some downtime this weekend, I recommend using it to read through some of the awesome resources in this week’s roundup. As always, email us with any recommendations, questions, features, thoughts…

Butthole Surfers playing Club Foot, 1983. Image from The Southwest Review.

I loved this essay by Pat Blashill for The Southwest Review of the history of the Texas punk scene in the 80s, described by Blashill as “Lone Star Punk that was… queer, feminist, and more Texican than Texan.” There’s a ton in here about the ideology of punk, especially as it relates to the south, that’s fascinating and worth the read.

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This quote from Toni Morrison:

UNC Black Caucus @UNCBlackCaucus

"When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” -Toni Morrison

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The book cover to Nobody’s Magic by Destiny O. Birdsong is one of the most visually stunning I’ve ever seen. Described as a “glittering triptych novel” where “Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana home. At the bustling crossroads of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives.”  I love a triptych novel (I too am writing one), and I can’t wait to read this.

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Jericho Brown is leading a virtual writing workshop on July 10th with the Wild Rice Retreat.

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Happy Juneteenth:

Steven Leyva @sdleyva

Teach Black poets in your workshops. Teach one's that ain't won nary a prize. Teach the Pulitzer winners. Teach the emerging writers and the ancestors. Teach the Black poets who write pastorals. Teach the experimental Black poets. Teach the spoken word artists. Teach Black poets.

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The American Folklore Society has a new website with a “Folklore Works” section to amplify the work of folklorists and why it is important. As someone planning to go back for a M.A. in Folklore, I’m excited to see the ways the field continues to shift and grow.

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This song is an old favorite that came on shuffle while I was driving through North Carolina farmland on the way to the beach at sunset. Pretty sure it sums up my recent life better than anything else.

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Man, I miss Canada:

Louie G 🇩🇪🇲🇽🇺🇲 @LouGarza86

Baby moose finds Pride flag, decides to carry it around in its mouth for awhile. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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