In a Transtromer poem, you inhabit space differently; a body becomes a thing, a mind floats, things have lives, and even non-things, even concepts, are alive. Teju Cole alivebodyconcept Change image and share on social
I am a novelist. I traffic in subtleties, and my goal in writing a novel is to leave the reader not knowing what to think. A good novel shouldn't have a point. Teju Cole goalgoodknow Change image and share on social
Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer. Teju Cole africanamericanlabel share on social
Throughout his career, W.G. Sebald wrote poems that were strikingly similar to his prose. His tone, in both genres, was always understated but possessed of a mournful grandeur. Teju Cole careergenregrandeur Change image and share on social
When I've had enough of words, I go out into the city for a long walk; sometimes I'll go out walking for several miles. And I'll just take photographs and hope for something striking or unusual to happen that I can organize into a picture frame. Teju Cole cityframehappen share on social
Always say 'no pun intended' to draw attention to the intended pun. Teju Cole attentiondrawintend Change image and share on social
Old-school hip hop, i.e., whatever was popular when you were nineteen, is great. Everything since then is intolerable. Teju Cole greathiphop Change image and share on social
One of the chief characteristics of a mob is its quickness. It is sudden. It pounces. Teju Cole characteristicchiefmob Change image and share on social
For purposes of marketing, writers are designated as poets, novelists, or something else. But writing is about matchmaking, an attempt to marry sensations with apt words. Teju Cole aptattemptdesignate Change image and share on social
A mob is not, as is so often said, mindless. A mob is single-minded. Teju Cole mindmindlessmob Change image and share on social