As toxic polarization deepens in the U.S., some global conflict prevention experts are now addressing political violence at home. An…
Archived HaintsSAPIENS’ 2024 poet-in-residence conjures the voices of those imprisoned in archives. ✽ when the writing is done reference room locked…
Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic FreedomEducators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. An anthropologist who researches coexistence between…
Payangko, or Echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi)After a 60-year haitus, an Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna was seen in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains. A poet-anthropologist reflects on the echidna’s…
For Families of Missing Loved Ones, Forensic Investigations Don’t Always Bring ClosureAn anthropologist working in Azerbaijan looks beyond forensic science to understand the value of culturally specific ways people navigate uncertainty…
Coastal EdenA poet interrogates the garden of Eden origin story by reimagining it against the backdrop of East Africa’s coastal environment.…
Nameless WomanArchives often render marginalized people’s histories invisible. In response to such erasure, a poet writes a letter to explore the…
The VisitSAPIENS’ 2024 poet-in-residence imagines a wordless conversation with a troubled figure from the past and considers legacies of marginalization during…
Imphal as a PondAs civil war continues to rip apart and threaten communities and families in Manipur in Northeast India, a poet reflects…
The Trauma MantrasAn anthropologist’s memoir in prose poems offers insights into her experiences working with refugees and on humanitarian projects in many…