Instagram poetry is a beautiful way of sharing poetic work, Maris Crane has mastered the practice. There can be little argument on the importance of poetry. Words have the power of toppling empires, ...

This week is Lesbian Visibility Week, which raises awareness about the issues facing lesbians and celebrates their achievements. We’ll be publishing articles throughout the week to bring more ...

Marisa Crane was an athlete virtually from birth, picking up basketball as a toddler and going on to play Division I ball at Drexel University before three ACL tears ended dreams of joining the WNBA.

The cover of "I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself" is shown next to an undated photo of author Marisa Crane. San Diego-based writer, poet and essayist Marisa Crane is out with their debut novel, "I Keep ...

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic and current war on LGBTQ+ rights have taught us, it’s never to get too used to the status quo; in marginalized communities especially, it seems like everyday ...

A new widow raises her child in a surveillance state where wrongdoers are given an extra shadow for every transgression in Crane’s astonishing and deeply felt debut. When Kris’s wife, Beau, dies in ...

In the perceptive latest from Crane (I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself), a high school senior deals with grief and an all-consuming new love in rural Pennsylvania. It’s 2004 and Mackenzie “Mack” Morris ...