poetry
A tribute to Philip Levine, poet laureate of workers
May 25, 2012Philip Levine has just completed his year-long term as the U.S. poet laureate.
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Germany aggrieved about Günter Grass
April 24, 2012Günter Grass, a Nobel Literature Prize winner, causes anger and excitement with his poem "What Must Be Said". And the subject matter is war and peace.
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The Occupy Wall Streeters have it!
November 1, 2011"They" are You and Me, our representatives who call for peace with justice, jobs, the living wage that all deserve, and an end to greed of the corporations of Wall Street.
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Philip Levine named country’s poet laureate
August 10, 2011Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine, known for his detailed and personal verse about the working class, has been appointed the country's new poet laureate.
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Poem of the week: “Allegiances” in troubled times
August 3, 2011As if written for today's headlines, William Stafford's poem "Allegiances" reflects that we will have to take care of each other; we will be our own protection.
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