Lightning Talk on I-90

Lightning Talk on I-90

April 10, 2024 ,

By ALI SHAPIRO

Lightning Talk on I-90 by Ali Shapiro

 

Ali Shapiro’s work has appeared in Gertrude, Popula, PrairieSchooner, The Offing, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature, among others. She received her MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan, and now teaches writing at the Stamps School of Art & Design. Read more at www.ali-shapiro.com.

From the beginning, The Common has brought you transportive writing and exciting new voices. We are committed to supporting writers and maintaining free, unrestricted access to our website, but we can’t do it without you. Become an integral part of our global community of readers and writers by donating today. No amount is too small. Thank you!

Lightning Talk on I-90

Related Posts

A hot sun in the sky

Confrontations with Amman: A Love-Hate Relationship

RANEEM ABO RMALIA
As they await my departure, the stairs confess their fatigue to me. They long to release the burden of steadfastness, but I plead with them to stay for the sake of all promises lovers make to each other. The stairs ask me to leave...

May 5, 2025
Man with large moustache reflecting over a metal countertop

Amman Places / Faces: Rafik Majzoub & Linda Al Khoury

LINDA AL KHOURY
was born in Amman in 1979 and began taking pictures at the age of thirteen. In 1998, she took her first course in black and white photography, followed by special studies in 2002 at The Saint Spirit University in Lebanon.

May 5, 2025
A bottle of olive oil

Amman Compendium

MARIAM ITANI
This is Amman, then. Once again, I am looking for reasons to be grateful. I have found things to love here. I love its clear sky, the blazing heat of its sun, the dryness of the climate compared to the sticky humidity of Beirut. I love the taste of zaatar and olive oil and sumac, the quiet of inner passageways, the scattered trees ... I love the fact that Amman is full of contradictions, difficult to understand.

May 5, 2025