poetry
Communism at the opera
October 4, 2010Communism has taken over the stage at the Los Angeles Opera, and soon will be occupying opera houses in Vienna and Paris!
Read morePoem of the week: “Jerusalem”
September 2, 2010"Shouldn't it be as important to learn about one another's poetry, country to country, as one another's weather or gross national products?"
Read morePoem of the week: Diamonds of clarity on the human condition
August 16, 2010In "At the Public Market Museum: Charleston, South Carolina," Jane Kenyon's singular American poetic imagination offers clarity and revelation on the human condition.
Read moreNikki Giovanni: rap poetry is part of world literature
June 1, 2010PHILADELPHIA -- Nikki Giovanni, world renowned poet, spoke here in Philadelphia, May 28, as par of Art Sanctuary's 26th Annual Celebration of Black Writing Festival.
Read moreFor the Massey miners: Journal of Catherine Terry, 30 November 1920
April 6, 2010As a memorial for the 25 miners who lost their lives this past week in Montcoal, W. Va., at the Massey Energy mine, this poem says more than 100 articles.
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