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French-Tunisian journalist and documentary filmmaker Hind Meddeb flew to Sudan after the overthrow of hated dictator Omar ...
This essay explores how radical attention, poetic memory, and ethical presence can guide not only writing but also ...
Danny Klecko, one of the most recognizable and outspoken personalities on the Twin Cities literary scene, has paused his ...
I had the honour and privilege of knowing and working with Ngugi wa Thiong’o — not in the sterile confines of academia, but ...
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a poet shaped by early heartbreak and political disillusionment, blended romance and revolution in his work. From his involvement wit ...
Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist ...
With words that pulse with vulnerability, sensuality, retrospection, and joy, a gifted collective of Black queer poets are ...
The NEA grant gave voice, honor and power to an audience of poets who nurtured the gift and returned it to society. May it be ...
And even if you did not go to West Point or aren’t remotely associated with it, the erasure of one is the erasure of us all.
The Ramayana in Sanskrit was authored by Valmiki There was no literature meant for commoners prior to the Ramayana Only Vedic literature existed before it That s why Valmiki is referred to as adi kavi ...
How does poetry speak in times of crisis? And who gets to be heard? This hour, Connecticut poets join us to share work that ...