Marcellus ââKhaliifahâ Williams wrote poetry while in prison on death row. Even the family of the victim & the prosecutor's office fought for the state not to kill him. As Hughes might have said, "He, too, sings America." Or sang it while he could. Until tonight. innocenceproject.org/marcellus-wi...
Some of his most meaningful pieces are the ones he writes to support and remember others facing execution.
It's dizzying to think about how easily and noiselessly you can be plucked from your life and entered into a system built to manufacture the justification of your murder and no amount of love or evidence, no visibility, no mobilization of a community formed under your name can save you
When I edited the online journal Trasna, we published a few of Fredâs poems in different issues, including this one which exemplifies his economy of language, the tightness of his form, & the heart at its center: trasna.online/fred-johnsto... May he rest in peace.
The Word I knew the woman who jumped from the fourth floor Though no one uses that verb, they say She fell. (Not having protected her, the town protects itself.) Letâs praise the river for its mercies...
I'm teaching an Intro to Speculative Poetry class with @clarionwest.bsky.socialsecure.clarionwest.org/np/clients/c...
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How Seamus Heaney Wrote His Way Through a War As his countryâs most prominent poet, Heaney struggled to reconcile his vision of poetry with the Troubles tearing the Irish apart. - By Maggie Doherty www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
As his countryâs most prominent poet, Heaney struggled to reconcile his vision of poetry with the Troubles tearing the Irish apart.
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For those who find solace in the gentle cadence of poetry and the warm embrace of a well-loved book, the second episode of The Broken Spine Coffeehouse Poetry
Our 11yo is hosting her first ever slumber party and sheâs showing (her idea) her friends the movie our relatives made about our ancestorsâ escape from slavery and honestly Iâm a little choked up www.hopeofescapemovie.com
