To state the pleasurable, Barkat is a damn fine writer. Her prose is elegant without becoming stuffy, plus the poetry included within the text is astonishing in its range and individuality of styles. Truly, this is the kind of tour from which springs de force.
—Hubert O’Hearn, former editor Herald de Paris, Contributing Editor San Francisco Book Review
If you’re a paid subscriber, you’ll get access to all of our exclusive poetry stories.
The Novelist—our first exclusive—is a story by L.L. Barkat, about a blocked writer in search of her real voice.
A few of the chapters also have audio. (This audio is not public on YouTube, but we’re including the link for you here, to enjoy.)