Joy is an act of resistance

So is love. On radical imagination and principled struggle.

My friend, the poet Toi Derricotte, spoke these words to me (and to many others): “Joy is an act of resistance.” I was struck by the beauty in those syllables, their simplicity and truth. And I promise I will work hard to resist through joy—but not quite yet. I need the weekend to get there first; right now, I’m in disbelief and horror, anger and a smid…