PinnedAmy BrooksAppalshop, Abuse, and Reckoning: Community ResponsesSelected public and private responses to Who Will Hold Appalshop…11 min read·Sep 30, 2021----
PinnedAmy BrooksWho Will Hold Appalshop Accountable?Appalachian nonprofit Appalshop is silencing serious allegations of employee abuse. I’m one of the whistleblowers.16 min read·Aug 4, 2021--2--2
Amy BrooksArt in a PatriarchyA statement on the release of Roadside Theater’s play anthology·3 min read·Mar 8, 2023--2--2
Amy BrooksinThe Brave WriterWrite With Your TV On3 fun ways to turn conventional writing wisdom on its ear·5 min read·Jul 3, 2020--1--1
Amy BrooksinThe StartupIs Your Creativity a Phantom Limb?Our artists’ bodies remember what our brains forget.·8 min read·Jun 25, 2020--1--1
Amy BrooksWho Are the Real “Parasites” in U.S. Arts?A story of class, race and arts funding that hit a little too close to home for the New York Times.·9 min read·Mar 28, 2020----
Amy BrooksinThe StartupLearning To Listen BetterAre we engaged in our personal and professional conversations…or faking it?·4 min read·Feb 17, 2020----
Amy BrooksDancing in the Dark: 4 Yoko Ono Instruction PiecesWhat PEA PIECE, QUESTIONNAIRE, DANCE PIECE and SWEEP PIECE tell us about the visionary “Grapefruit” author·8 min read·Jan 29, 2020----
Amy BrooksClassism won’t protect women’s rights in Alabama.We can differentiate these rants from the critical advocacy of red state community organizers and place-based cultural workers because…·4 min read·May 15, 2019----
Amy BrooksThink Women in Country Music Have It Bad? Try Breaking Into Broadway.Among the 1% of corporatized arts, no “rural-urban divide” exists.·5 min read·Apr 6, 2019--2--2