Monthly Archives: April 2016

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: NAN COHEN

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

A NEWBORN GIRL AT PASSOVER By Nan Cohen Consider one apricot in a basket of them. It is very much like all the other apricots– an individual already, skin and seed. Now think of this day. One you will probably … Continue reading →

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High School Poetry Series: Gender, Identity, & Race – Bianca Capeles

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Sarah Marcus

A note from Series Editor Sarah Marcus: Born from a powerful in-class discussion we had about gender, race, and the role of masculinity in rape culture, these poems are an analysis of gendered personal experience and a study of our intersectionality. This poetry … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: GEORGE MOSES HORTON ON LIBERTY AND SLAVERY

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

ON LIBERTY AND SLAVERY By George Moses Horton Alas! and am I born for this, To wear this slavish chain? Deprived of all created bliss, Through hardship, toil, and pain! How long have I in bondage lain, And languished to … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: D.H. LAWRENCE ON SPRING

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

THE ENKINDLED SPRING By D.H. Lawrence This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes, Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering … Continue reading →

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21st Century Politics and The “F” Word

Posted on April 3, 2016 by aiotb

21st Century Politics and The “F” Word by M.E. “Spike” Allen The big noise over Gloria Steinem’s view of certain adult millennials —  that they go for Bernie because that’s “where the boys are,” also the title of a #1 … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: DIODE

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

Editor’s Note: It has been my honor and privilege to write another omnibus review for Diode Poetry Journal, this time a review of four full-length poetry collections. Each of the poets that are the subject of this review have been … Continue reading →

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