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Washington, DC Poetry Tour

anotefrommel wrote 2 weeks ago: Washington, DC Poetry Tour Our nation’s capital through the eyes of its great poets. (Courtesy of th … more →

Tags: (in photos), People in the World of Art, Washington, DC Poetry Tour, DC Poets, E. Ethelbert Miller, Kim Roberts, Langston Hughes, Linda Pastan

Dear President Obama

Anthony David wrote 3 weeks ago: Dear President Obama, At one point in your speech to the United Nations General Assembly from this p … more →

Tags: Sermons and Homilies, social issues, Unitarian Universalism, Four Pillars, Adlai Stevenson, Are We Rome, Barack Obama, Clarence B. Jones, cullen murphy

a praise song

mconrsullivan wrote 1 month ago: here is Elizabeth Alexander’s poem for President Obama’s inauguration, “Praise Son … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Poem, WorDs

The Poet and Barack Obama

mindsurfer25 wrote 2 months ago: My guess is tens of thousands of poets wrote poems about Barack Obama when he was running to become … more →

Tags: Aberjhani, american writers, Barack Obama, Creativity, Inspiration, Millennium Author, New Millennium poets, Political Blogs, Politics

What is "MusiQology"?

musiqology wrote 2 months ago: Dr. Guy’s MusiQology Mission Statement The mission of Dr. Guy’s MusiQology is to make musicology acc … more →

Tags: General, Dr. Guy's MusiQology, musicology, NAACP, Ramsey Lewis, Ravinia Festival

Presidential Poet Elizabeth Alexander Wows Penn State Audience (Part 2)

silverwings777 wrote 2 months ago: Presidential Poet Elizabeth Alexander Wows Penn State Audience (Part 2) Posted using ShareThis … more →

Tags: Literature, Poetry, Books, Barack Obama, African American Art Examiner, Inauguration Day poet, penn state, Emily Dickinson, modern poetsm Body of life

Presidential Poet Elizabeth Alexander Wows Penn State Audience (Part 1)

silverwings777 wrote 2 months ago: Presidential Poet Elizabeth Alexander Wows Penn State Audience (Part 1) Posted using ShareThis … more →

Tags: Literature, Poetry, Books, Barack Obama, Inauguration Day poet, penn state, Emily Dickinson, modern poetsm Body of life

Good Morning World!

ppaulnyc wrote 3 months ago: A friend sent me this note about the Poet scheduled for Obama’s inauguration next month. (Lear … more →

Tags: Politic, Literature, obama, US Presidential Campaign, Presidential Inauguration, Poets, barak obama, maya angelou, Poetry

Love Really Is All You Need

maggiec wrote 5 months ago: Originally published on February 14, 2009, this is a repost from another blog I write that you can f … more →

Tags: Love, change, beatles, George Harrison

Lowery and Alexander Deliver for Obama

Rady wrote 6 months ago: January 21, 2009 By Rady Ananda Civil rights icon and gay pastor, Rev. Joseph Lowery delivered this … more →

Tags: Art, Music, Books & Film, Obama and Company, Poetry, Poem, Politics, News, obama, rady ananda, African-Americans, Blacks

Another Biden gaffe

brvanlanen wrote 6 months ago: Image via Wikipedia This time regarding a large transportation project. Vice President Joe Biden is … more →

Tags: Politics, Democrats, Liberal, Obama Administration, united states, Joe Biden, New Jersey, Tunnel, Hudson River

ELIZABETH ALEXANDER: SHARON OLDS: THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS in New York

ccwe wrote 6 months ago: Info from the Acadamy of American Poets:http://www.poets.org Please join the Academy of American Poe … more →

Tags: ELIZABETH ALEXANDER: SHARON OLDS: THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS i, Poetry Readings, Academy of American Poets, central park ny, New York, Poetry Reading, Sharon Olds, Thomas Sayers Ellis

An open letter to Oprah Winfrey1 comment

Michael Martin wrote 6 months ago: I’ll be sending this letter via her website. Although her site only allows 2000 characters … more →

Tags: Poetry, Allen Ginsberg, Oprah, Oprah's Book Club, Jack Gilbert, Dana Gioia, can poetry matter, Bob Dylan, maya angelou

2009 Napa Valley Writers' Conference- features Elizabeth Alexander

Randy Ford wrote 6 months ago: The 28th Napa Valley Writers’ Conference Summer 2009         The Napa Valley Writers’ Conference is … more →

Tags: Workshops & Conferences, Writers Conference, Fiction, Napa Valley Writers' Conference, Napa Valley, Fiction Workshops

Poetry Reading: Elizabeth Alexander at Fort Mason, SF4 comments

Barbara Jane Reyes wrote 6 months ago: I have been meaning to say a few things about Elizabeth Alexander’s recent reading at Fort Mas … more →

Tags: poetry readings literary events

OK, I Lied2 comments

enlightenedhorsemanship wrote 7 months ago: When I said Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our series on National Poetry Month. I’ve got … more →

Tags: Verse Thursday, YouTube, Poetry, Praise Song for the Day, Michel Martin, Tell Me More, Poems, WorDs, language

Hawaii's Gift to the Nation...Barack Obama5 comments

Janet Hulstrand wrote 8 months ago: Fifty years ago Hawaii became our fiftieth state. And in something of a role reversal, as if to mark … more →

Tags: About Hawaii, Hawaii, obama, Hawaiian values, Praise Song for the Day, obama's inauguration, aloha, Power of words

Raise Your Hand For Radical Sanity

musingbymoonlight wrote 8 months ago: This video posted on YouTube by LillGandhi. Link here to Alice Walker’s official website. In t … more →

Tags: peace & justice, Poem, Peace, Poets Against War, alice walker, Social Justice, Frederick Douglass, American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International

My former teacher, Elizabeth Alexander's "Praise Song"

mberryblogger wrote 8 months ago: It was a pleasure seeing my former Cave Canem teacher, Yale professor Elizabeth Alexander at the Ina … more →

Tags: Cave Canem, inaugural poet, Praise Song, Yale University, Barack Obama


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