November 2011
120 posts
“Another rose wilts in East Harlem
And uptown downtown a thousand miles between...”
– Bierut
Not as impressive in Person... →
“…And that’s the way its been,
ever since we were kids but now,
now...”
– The Format
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...”
– James Baldwin
These Illustrations are too Cute. Seriously. →
POETS ON THE GREAT RECESSION: SUSAN BRIANTE →
At a time when people are in the streets standing up against the economic system, it’s important to question poetry’s role in this movement/moment. What can poetry do? Sometimes I want to call for a new confessional—an economic confessional. What’s in your bank account, Poet? Who paid for your down payment? What do you owe? It’s not about getting at any kind of smug epiphany or feeling...
“Sex-negative messages don’t keep people from having sex. They keep people from...”
Pretty Painted Figures... →
