poetry
Homage to Medgar Evers
June 12, 2020Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist in Mississippi.
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Never alone: Five poems for a time of revolt
June 4, 2020The current wave of protests has reawakened a passion for social and racial justice, a passion often captured by the words of poets.
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‘Crowns of Thorns’: A poetic response to the coronavirus crisis
May 18, 2020A new selection from working-class poet Peter Marcus.
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Consolation and empathy in a time of plague: Some helpful readings
May 6, 2020Grief and sadness are exponentially multiplied by isolation. There is no Consoler in Chief.
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POETRY: We are the public workers of New York City
April 23, 2020Chris Butters, a member of DC 37, AFSCME, wrote the following poem in 2013 in response to the destruction wreaked upon New York City by Hurricane Sandy.
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