Kim Young
@kimbernacht.bsky.social
//lil honeysuckle lil bone//
www.kimyoungpoetry.com
www.kimyoungpoetry.com
I wrote about Lee McCarthy’s epic fight against book banning when she was a schoolteacher in Central California. Her ferocity is a model as we figure out how to take our punches at the new regime. So grateful to everyone at Alta for giving this piece a good home. www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...
The Obscene-Literature Teacher
Lee McCarthy’s landmark First Amendment case against censorship resonates with painful relevance today.
www.altaonline.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I wrote about Lee McCarthy’s epic fight against book banning when she was a schoolteacher in Central California. Her ferocity is a model as we figure out how to take our punches at the new regime. So grateful to everyone at Alta for giving this piece a good home. www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...
I’ve been researching & writing about Lee McCarthy for the last 5 years and I’m absolutely thrilled this piece marks the beginning of inserting Lee’s necessary story into the public discourse. Many thanks to @literaryhub for the opportunity. lithub.com/leaving-corm...
Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy
Like many middle-aged women I know, I spent my summer parsing the rallying calls of personhood and artmaking ringing out from the new roster of divorce books—books like All Fours by Miranda July, L…
lithub.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I’ve been researching & writing about Lee McCarthy for the last 5 years and I’m absolutely thrilled this piece marks the beginning of inserting Lee’s necessary story into the public discourse. Many thanks to @literaryhub for the opportunity. lithub.com/leaving-corm...