poetry
100,000 Poets for Change celebrated in Oakland
October 11, 2016Poetry, music and film came together as artists and community gathered to join a celebration of artists around the world who are working for peace, economic and social justice.
Read moreIndependence Day: Let America be America again
June 30, 2016In a time when demagogues try to convince us that America needs to be "great again," Hughes reminds us of the dream of what America could be.
Read moreThis month in LGBTQ history: A poem to the continuing struggle
June 6, 2016"First job, keep her talking, keep / her alive. Get help. Where? How?"
Read morePassover begins Friday night: A rabbi’s poetic reflection on freedom
April 21, 2016The eight-day Jewish festival of Passover begins Friday night in the Jewish year 5776.
Read moreThis week in women’s history: Poet-novelist-activist Marge Piercy turns 80
March 28, 2016Piercy has written 17 novels, including bestsellers, and 19 volumes of poetry.
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