poetry
“How Can We Make Peace Sexy?”
May 30, 2013Inspired by Hollywood movies that glorify violence, a poet asks, "How do we make peace sexy?"
Read more“Multicultural Soup”
May 24, 2013A poem from a recent People's World party, potluck and fundraiser celebrating international labor solidarity and the fight for immigrant rights.
Read moreOf fire and ghazals, Agha Shahid Ali, poet of the week
March 21, 2013The life of exile has few pluses. But one is that it opens the door to a truly internationalist consciousness, and culture.
Read moreNew Yorkers celebrate Black History Month
March 5, 2013NEW YORK - It was a standing room only audience rejoicing at the wonderful program of song, poetry and inspiring speeches at the "We're Not Going Back" Black History event at Unity Center here.
Read moreToday in labor history: Poet Langston Hughes was born
February 1, 2013On this date in 1902 poet ,activist, and playwright Langston Hughes was born in Joplin Missouri. Considered to be the poet laureate of the African American people, Hughes came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. One...
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