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Monthly Archives: December 2014
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: MOTHER NIGHT
MOTHER NIGHT By James Weldon Johnson Eternities before the first-born day, Or ere the first sun fledged his wings of flame, Calm Night, the everlasting and the same, A brooding mother over chaos lay. And whirling suns shall blaze and … Continue reading
Posted in James Weldon Johnson, Saturday Poetry, Saturday Poetry Series
Tagged American Poetry, Celebratory Poetry, Christmas, Classic Poetry, Formal Poetry, goddess, goddesses, History, Holiday Season, Mothers' Night, nostalgic poetry, Occasional Poetry, Pagan, Poetry, Poetry of Faith, poetry review, Seasonal Poetry, Spiritual Poetry, Yule
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: THE GLAD HAND OF GOD POINTS BACKWARDS
From THE GLAD HAND OF GOD POINTS BACKWARDS By Rachel Mennies: HOW GRANDMOTHER PAID HER PASSAGE TO NEW YORK One by one her mother sold her silver spoons and heirloom bracelets; goodbye, porcelain bear, silk blouses, patent-leather Mary Janes, the … Continue reading
Posted in Rachel Mennies, Saturday Poetry, Saturday Poetry Series, Uncategorized
Tagged American Poetry, Biblical Poetry, book-length poetry, contemporary poetry, Feminist Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, Midrashic Poetry, nostalgic poetry, Occasional Poetry, Poetry, Poetry International, Poetry of Faith, Poetry of Loss, poetry review, poetry reviews, Spiritual Poetry, war poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: SALLY BLIUMIS-DUNN
By Sally Bliumis-Dunn: THEIR NAMES Like a rain I feel but cannot see, the names of the dead, falling. Silences I hear between first names, middle, last are slivers of empty air between lines of rain. I want to be … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: LESLIE CONTRERAS SCHWARTZ
By Leslie Contreras Schwartz: LABOR PANTOUM We climb, all legs and hands clutching for each other’s eyes that we cannot see. Before I see you, I have met you. Clutching for each other’s eyes & faces, your moon-shape up to … Continue reading
In Using My Voice and Social Media Platforms More Effectively (step two)
In Using My Voice and Social Media Platforms More Effectively (step two) by Perry Janes *A version of this originally appeared as a post on the author’s Facebook page. It’s reprinted here with permission. There are people on my … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Danez Smith, Eric Garner, Facebook, Ferguson, hands up don't shoot, Mike Brown, Perry Janes, Poetry, post-racial America, racism, resistance poetry, riots, social justice
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Melissa Studdard: A Micro-Interview and Three Poems
Melissa Studdard’s debut poetry collection, I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast, was recently released by Saint Julian Press. She is also the author of the bestselling novel Six Weeks to Yehidah; its companion journal, My Yehidah (both on All Things That Matter Press); and The Tiferet Talk Interviews. Her … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, International Book Award, Interviews, Melissa Studdard, Poetry, Saint Julian Press
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The As It Ought to Be Archive 
We Can’t Breathe
We Can’t Breathe Cleveland high-school students respond to state violence. An introduction from teacher and project coordinator Sarah Marcus: I never wanted to be a teacher. It took some weathering to arrive here. Years of resisting the inevitable. Growing up, … Continue reading →