Peter Lownds
LATEST ARTICLES BY Peter Lownds
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Culture
Guiomar’s story: Putting Paulo Freire’s philosophy of literacy into practice
April 8, 2021When Guiomar Albuquerque was 13 years old, she began to teach fishermen in the Ilha do Maruim (Mosquito Island) favela of Olinda how to read and write.
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A new year poem for Latin America, ‘La Paciente’
January 4, 2021Latin America lies on a hospital gurney after yet another amputation...
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Brazilian singer Vital Farias’ ‘An Amazon Tale’ in poetic new English translation
November 23, 2020English lyrics for Brazilian singer/songwriter Vital Farias’ “Saga da Amazônia,” a poetic translation.
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Ode to Flo (1929-2020)
October 5, 2020The poet uses the Yiddish word “chutzpadik,” which means “nervy.”
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