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Megan Pinto

Philadelphia
As seen in: WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA), Literary Hub, WHYY-FM (Philadelphia, PA), WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA), Guernica Mag, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Hyphen Magazine, Image Journal, The Adroit Journal and
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Integrating Writing into the Pandemonium of Life: A Conversation with Martín Espada

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By Megan Pinto, Laura June
| The Rumpus
In Jailbreak of Sparrows, Martín Espada writes poems that read as portraits, framing each subject with dignity, beauty and compassion. Inspired by the figure of his father, Frank Espada—civil rights activist and photographer—these poems weave memory and anecdote into a reckoning with personal inheritance and collective witness. They trace the early years of Espada’s family’s story alongside his later work as a tenant lawyer, confronting immigrant struggles and institutional indifference.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Megan Pinto

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By Megan Pinto
| The Rumpus
Because of the rain, the meadow is empty. How quickly the train vanishes this view. I press my ear to blank paper, hoping to hear you, waiting for a break in the rain. My mother counseled me to pray Mary Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now. I rouse the childlike versions of my inner selves, who cling to certain hope. O, delay! How difficult, to wait. I tromp through rain, sullying my good shoes in the meadow to get close to you. Like God, all beauty is proxy for your beloved face.
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The Comic Form, Grief Time, and Homecoming in Reverse: A Conversation with Kay Sohini

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By Megan Pinto
| The Rumpus
In This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir(Ten Speed Graphic, 2025), Kay Sohini writes about her reverse homecoming—that is, moving to New York City from Calcutta to become an artist and discover a sense of belonging. The book is, in part, a coming-of-age story, but it is also a book about a love of reading and how literature shapes us.
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