poetry
Nikki Giovanni: rap poetry is part of world literature
June 1, 2010PHILADELPHIA -- Nikki Giovanni, world renowned poet, spoke here in Philadelphia, May 28, as par of Art Sanctuary's 26th Annual Celebration of Black Writing Festival.
Read moreFor the Massey miners: Journal of Catherine Terry, 30 November 1920
April 6, 2010As a memorial for the 25 miners who lost their lives this past week in Montcoal, W. Va., at the Massey Energy mine, this poem says more than 100 articles.
Read morePOEM Hiroshima
August 6, 2009On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki....
Read moreWhat will your legacy be?
February 2, 2007"What Will Your Legacy Be?" Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs once wrote and asked in a 2007 epic poem. The internationally renowned Burroughs died November 21, 2010, and scholars and activists celebrate her long-lasting legacy.
Read moreMartín Espada, singing truth in dark times
October 24, 2002Espada has stubbornly insisted on writing from, for, and with the communities he grew up in.
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