"The world would have no gravity. Black folks would be weighed down by absolutely nothing. We all would be free to think, dream, create, love & exist as our healthiest, truest selves. We’d be connected to one another on both a spiritual & emotional level. There would be true community."

Obsidian at 50! Sept 30th: An in-person event with JJJJJEROME ELLIS 📣 Join us in welcoming multimedia artist, musician, composer, writer & performer JJJJJerome Ellis to Normal, IL, for an evening of poetry, musical performance, conversation & book signing. This event is free & open to the public.

SAVE THE DATE! Sept 30: JJJJJerome Ellis & Ceremonies of Innovation—Blackness, Music & Disabled Speech. In-person event! For more details and to RSVP: obsidianlit.org/obsidian-at-... #Obsidian #ObsidianLit #Obsidian@50 #BlackLit #BlackArt #BlackPoetry #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianLive #LitMag

Obsidian is accepting submissions for our next general issue. The submission period ends October 15, 2025. For details, please visit obsidianlit.org/how-to-submit/

Find Obsidian's statement on loss of NEA funding at mailchi.mp/d6247a2401f6...

📣 Announcing the Obsidian raffle #AWP25 WINNERS of gift certificates to Bookshop.org: Leslie McIntosh 🎉 Crystal Powell 🎉 Karrin Thompson 🎉 Thank you Leslie, Crystal & Karrin for visiting the Obsidian table at #AWP2025 and deep appreciation to Bookshop.org for gifting us two gift certificates! ❤️ ✨

TODAY! Obsidian Town Hall in LA! Conversation is hosted by Duriel E. Harris & L. Renée. All are welcome! For more information: obsidianlit.org/obsidian-tow... #ObsidianTownHall #MoralWitnessing #BlackLit #BlackPoetry #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianContributors #ObsidianEditors #LitMag #AWP25 #AWP2025

Stop by Obsidian's table (366) in the #AWP25 Bookfair and ask about our membership program! AND: Obsidian's $50 for 50! We are giving away THREE $50 gift certificates to Bookshop.org in celebration of our 50 years of publication! Sponsored by Obsidian & Bookshop.org. #ObsidianatAWP #AWP2025

Find Duriel E. Harris at Cave Canem Presents Magnitude & Bond: A Field Study 1:45pm Petree Hall C LA Convention Center The study focuses on Black literary arts service organizations that provide essential programming, services, and networks of support to the literary community.

Find Obsidian at table 366 in AWP's bookfair in Los Angeles—pick up info on our Thursday panel & the Saturday off-site Obsidian Town Hall on Insight. #ObsidianatAWP #AWP25 #AWP2025 #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianEditors #ObsidianContributors #BlackLit #BlackArt #BlackPoetry #LitMag #NewIssues

HAPPENING TODAY: Obsidian at Fifty: Activating the Archive—Editors’ Roundtable with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Douglas Kearney & Sheree Renée Thomas; moderated by Duriel E. Harris Thursday, March 27, 1:45 to 3pm PT Room 408B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center (Session Code T207)

Obsidian's $50 for 50! We are giving away THREE $50 gift certificates to Bookshop.org to celebrate 50 years of publication! Sponsored by Bookshop.org. Table 366 for details. #ObsidianatAWP #AWP2025 #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianEditors #ObsidianContributors #BlackLit #BlackArt #BlackPoetry #LitMag

Obsidian is celebrating 50 years of publication at AWP in Los Angeles 🔥 Find us in the bookfair at Table 366. We are looking forward to seeing you! #ObsidianatAWP #AWP25 #AWP2025 #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianEditors #ObsidianContributors #BlackLit #BlackArt #BlackPoetry #LitMag #NewIssues

🔥 Don't miss our panel on THURSDAY at AWP: Obsidian at Fifty: Activating the Archive—Editors’ Roundtable with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Douglas Kearney & Sheree Renée Thomas; moderated by Duriel E. Harris Thursday, March 27, 1:45 to 3pm PT Room 408B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center

Save the Date—March 29 for an in-person Obsidian Town Hall in Los Angeles! The conversation is hosted by Duriel E. Harris & L. Renée. Join this interactive community gathering at the Radical Hood Library. For more information on the event & Radical Hood Library: obsidianlit.org/obsidian-tow...

📣 Submit to Obsidian's themed issue on The Black Artist as Moral Witness, edited by Duriel E. Harris & L. Renée More details: obsidianlit.org/open-calls/ Deadline is April 1, 2025 #Obsidian #MoralWitnessing #BlackLit #BlackPoetry #BlackArt #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianContributors #LitMag

Join us tonight! An Obsidian Town Hall 🔥 The panelists will discuss their processes of making witness-based art, as part of our Moral Witnessing Series. Find the details and RSVP at bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess

Don't miss this Thursday's Town Hall, moderated by Obsidian Editor Duriel E. Harris 📣 Find out more about the Town Hall & RSVP for this free online event, Feb 27 at 6pm CT: bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess

Don't miss Thursday's Obsidian Town Hall, moderated by L. Renée 🎤 L. Renée is a poet, story collector, nonfiction writer & guest editor of Obsidian's upcoming VRY PRSNT BLK special issue. Find out more about L. Renée & RSVP for this free online event, Feb 27 at 6pm CT: bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess

Saleem Hue Penny will be at Obsidian's Town Hall! ✨ Saleem is a Black, disabled poet expanding the pastoral tradition of the Southern Black Belt using a “rural hip-hop blues” aesthetic. Find out more about Saleem & RSVP for this free online event, Feb 27 at 6pm CT: bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess

LaShawnda Crowe Storm at Obsidian's Town Hall! 🔥 LaShawnda Crowe Storm is an artist, activist & community builder. Crowe Storm uses her creative power as a vehicle for dialogue, social change & healing. Read more about LaShawnda & RSVP for free online event, Feb 27 6pm CT: bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess

At the Obsidian Town Hall: Maria Hamilton Abegunde 🌟 Abegunde is a memory keeper, poet, ancestral priest & full-spectrum doula. Her work focuses on the Middle Passage, genocide, sexual violence & community healing. Read more & RSVP for this free Feb 27 6pm CT online event: bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess

Obsidian is at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture! Free stickers and buttons at the display table!

An Obsidian Town Hall! Panelists will discuss their processes of making witness-based art, as part of our Moral Witnessing Series. More info & RSVP: bit.ly/ObsidianOnProcess #ObsidianTownHall #MoralWitnessing #BlackLit #BlackPoetry #ObsidianCommunity #ObsidianContributors #ObsidianEditors #LitMag

Here we are! Obsidian in 2025, celebrating 50 years!