Culture – Page 152 – People's World

Poem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”

February 24, 2011 By John Case

This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.

Flip-flops and elections in Germany

February 18, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Germany's ruling parties are flip-flopping on everything from Egypt to unemployment as a series of elections approaches.

NY festival will showcase Cuban artists

February 10, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The festival will include Cuban artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, photographers and writers who will showcase their work.

Nominees announced for “people’s alternative” Academy Awards

January 28, 2011 By Special to People’s World

The James Agee Cinema Circle has announced its fourth annual "Progie" Award nominees for 2010's best progressive films, actors and filmmakers.

Poem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans

January 6, 2011 By John Case

The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.