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1 year later, Eddie Irizarry is remembered in poetry
On Aug. 14, the anniversary of his shooting by Philadelphia police, an anthology of poetry about police violence is published ...
The Fader1d
David Berman’s purest poetry
Like Like the the the Death,” the Silver Jews’ strangest song, exists between the indoors and the outdoors of David Berman’s ...
Monterey Herald on MSN5d
Local Books: A gentle way to address sadness and loss
I think about people who have experienced loss to suicide or any cause of death, and how so many of us carry it inside, like ...
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And out of the ashes
Out of the ashes, rose a helicopter. An unwelcome phoenix. Surveillance feeds on death. Grows stronger each time we mourn. Learns to be more nimble each time it feeds. Each murder, a thinly veiled ...
Hettie Jones, publisher, educator and award-winning poet and former wife of Amiri Baraka, dies at 90
Hettie Jones, an award-winning poet, publisher and children's book author who was the first wife and early muse of the author ...
The Economist1d
Two centuries after his death, why is Lord Byron still seductive?
In 1816 Byron went into exile. For seven years he roamed Italy, frequenting Venice’s carnival, taking lovers, and studying ...
USA Today12d
Poetry from Daily Life: For young readers intimidated by books, poems are an easy intro
My guest today is Charles Waters, who lives outside Atlanta in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He started writing in college and ...
America Magazine21h
Review: Amy Clampitt, the ‘late bloomer’ of poetry
The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt,' describes how she rose to meteoric heights in the poetry world relatively late in life.
Farhan Akhtar dedicates a thought-provoking poem to the rape and murder victim from Kolkata: In memory of a young doctor
The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata on August 9 sparked nationwide outrage and ...
Christianity Today1d
Died: Timothy Dudley-Smith, Who Turned Metrical Poetry into Hundreds of Hymns
The Church of England minister wrote “Tell Out, My Soul,” “Lord, for the Years,” “Sing a New Song,” and “Faithful Vigil Ended ...
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She’s Someone’s Daughter: How AOC Created a Domestic Violence Teachable Moment Exercise for Imprisoned Men Attending a Poetry Workshop
Though most indicators of violent crime in California have recently trended downward, intimate partner violence is ...
Fayetteville Public Library holds poetry reading of 'Flyways'
Rachael Gunn, or B-girl Raygun, became an internet sensation for her look and her performance in the breaking competition on ...