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Poetry selections for the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre

August 16, 2019 By Jenny Farrell

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s lifetime was defined by the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and severe political repression in England and elsewhere in Europe.

My revolution was born in a Mississippi courtroom

July 29, 2019 By C. D. Carlson

A poetry submission for the CP100 Series.

American Grace

November 21, 2018 By Rick Nagin

Remember those who grew this food, Who mined and forged, Who sang and loved, Who fought and died, Who made all wealth

For LGBTQ Pride Month: Poetry for the season

June 20, 2018 By Special to People’s World

We hope these selections from Gay & Lesbian Poetry in Our Time provide some fresh and welcome perspective.

This week in history: The bicentennial of Karl H. Marx

May 2, 2018 By Special to People’s World

This poem appeared in The Penguin Book of Socialist Verse, edited by Alan Bold, 1970.