Everyday millions of people get on the subway to get from point A to point B. In the subway cars, among the crowds of people trying to read their iPads, there will be a few […]
Now Accepting Submissions for the 2014 Print Edition
We are now accepting submissions for the 2014 print edition of 12th Street. The print edition of 12th Street is published once per year, and is sold through Barnes & Noble. We are looking for personal, political, […]
Iggy’s Riot (Ours, too)
NOTE: Riot Fest was a two-day music festival featuring styles and genres from the Violent Femmes to Public Enemy. Three cities, Toronto, Chicago, and Denver, hosted the event. The big news was that The […]
Banned Books Week: Part 2
In honor of the 31st annual Banned Books Week, we asked our staff to tell us about their experiences with banned books and their thoughts on censorship. Part 1 of the series was published earlier this […]
Banned Books Week (Part 1)
In honor of the 31st annual Banned Books Week, we asked our staff to tell us about their experiences with banned books and their thoughts on censorship. More information about Banned Books Week, and […]
Dissertation: Foot in Mouth
Dissertation: Foot in Mouth Do you know who Jason Richwine is? If not, an easy internet search will show many have labeled him a racist. Why? Because of what he co-authored and authored. Until […]
My, What A Pretty Qua You’re Wearing
My, What A Pretty Qua You’re Wearing Reimagining Heidegger (The Thing), Bishop, and Gibran in the Digital Age Sophie Gimbel, have you been watching? All these years as all distances in time and […]
Forbidden Fruit (remix)
Forbidden Fruit (remix) Chorus (SoSoon) What am I supposed to do, when I can’t get close to you, when the world won’t let me be alone with you, and all I really want to do is […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of Ethan Bello
Writing for a Child. I took a class last semester called “Writers on Writing,” with Sigrid Nunez. The class focused on the literary lifestyle and what it means to be […]
A Review of Giorgio Griffa: Fragments 1968-2012
Fragments 1968-2012 at the Casey Kaplan gallery is prominent Italian artist, Giorgio Griffa’s, first New York solo show since 1970. The exhibition, an exploration of the quiet act of painting, presents a selection of […]
Tinfoil Feet.
In the summer of 1999, my brother bought a pair of camouflage, old skool Vans from a skate shop in Pennsylvania not far from where my aunt and uncle have a house. He […]
Punchline
Punchline A guy walks into an elementary school. Sounds like the setup to a joke. Then he opens fire, killing a pack of babies, just three years out of the cradle, six years from puberty, and […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of Lynne Tillman
Considering the emergence of the blog and poster campaign, What Would Lynne Tillman Do?, 12th Street thought it apropos to pose just that- in terms of writing. Here is what the preeminent author and New School […]
The Intrepid
The Intrepid All he cares about are the jets Buh-buh-buh-buh Pow! Pow! Man Down! Because he is a boy He knows nothing Of the dilemma I imagine a way To explain History through […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of John Reed
As part of our profile series on the Riggio: Writing and Democracy community, 12th Street asked John Reed, New School faculty member, “Who’s your audience?” His response was both frank in content and compelling in form. […]
On the Language of Poetry: A Conversation with Tina Chang
TINA CHANG was raised in New York City. Brooklyn Poet Laureate, she is the author of the poetry collections Half-Lit Houses (2004) and Of Gods & Strangers (2011). She is co-editor of the anthology Language for a New Century: […]
Who’s Your Audience? A Profile of Ted Kerr
Amy looked up from her friend’s shoulder, whipping snot and tears from her face—laughing. “See what I mean, friends, and critics, what more could I want.”
Postcards From a Week in New York City
With President Barack Obama getting a second lease in The White House, it was a historical week for the whole nation. But with over sixty houses burning in Breezy Point and the subways flooded, it […]
Will Hermes: The Sounds of New York 1973-77
“Disco’s death was always a hoax; the sort of club-oriented dance music shaped by the New York scene now dominates pop around the world, and hip-hop’s influence goes without saying.”
12th Street Gallery: Stephanie Leone
Stephanie Leone is a third-year BA/FA student studying Fiction Writing at Lang and Communication Design at Parsons. If she had her way, Stephanie would write and illustrate children’s books and hyper-realistic novels. Her style is hard to define because she is still searching for it, but she hopes it looks loose, illustrative, and fantastical all at once.”