by Desmond Peeples | Feb 5, 2020 | In the Press, News
This article was originally published on December 24, 2019 in the Keene Sentinel. Rural communities can feel isolating, especially for underrepresented populations, like those who identify as LGBTQ+ or people of color. After a five-year hiatus, a Brattleboro-based...
by Desmond Peeples | Dec 4, 2019 | Featured, In the Press, News
Published in Seven Days on December 4, 2019 Brattleboro-based Mount Island, founded by Desmond Peeples, is a literary magazine devoted to the voices of rural LGBTQ and people of color. This week, the online quarterly began accepting submissions for a new poetry prize...
by Mount Island | Dec 1, 2019 | Featured, In the Press, News
“BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A Vermont literary magazine and small press catering to the rural LGBTQ population and people of color will begin accepting submissions next month for a new poetry prize named after a woman with ties to Deerfield. Mount Island has established...
by Mount Island | Oct 24, 2019 | Featured, In the Press, News
This radio segment originally aired on October 24, 2019 on Vermont Public Radio’s Vermont Edition. Living in rural areas can sometimes feel isolating, something that’s especially true for less represented demographic groups, such as people who identify as...
by Mount Island | Jun 22, 2019 | In the Press, News
By Elodie Reed, Landscapes correspondent “BRATTLEBORO — Using the current U.S. Census Bureau standards for what constitutes a “rural” area — 2,500 people or fewer — the town of Brattleboro, officially falls into the urban category. To Desmond...
