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A poet battles -- and breaks free
In an excerpt from her new book, "Break, Blow, Burn," Camille Paglia takes on Wanda Coleman's poem "Wanda Why Aren't You Dead."
04/07/2005 21:41 UTC
Amiri Baraka stands by his words
New Jersey's poet laureate, facing a hailstorm of criticism for his fevered 9/11 poem, tells Salon that 4,000 Israelis really did stay home from the WTC that day.
10/18/2002 00:33 UTC
Whose "America" is it? Neil Diamond's big, inclusive vision vs. Donald Trump's narrow hatred
An '80s pop classic reveals the depth of our division: Is there still room for Neil Diamond's expansive "America"?
08/15/2019 20:00 UTC
Bitter fame
Ted Hughes' long silence about his life with Sylvia Plath was considered by many as a sign that he did not care. But in "Birthday Letters," his book of brilliant, evocative poems about their life together, one begins to understand, for the first time, the nature of their love, and its tragic dimensions.
02/06/1998 23:52 UTC
Taking a knee at the Super Bowl: Will it matter?
All eyes will be on the Patriots and Eagles today during the performance of the national anthem. Then what?
02/04/2018 19:00 UTC
Poet takes revolution from Facebook to the world
“The Internet is the only way that I have to connect to my people and my family now,” says poet Maram Al-Masri
06/30/2013 19:00 UTC
A love letter to Christo, who has the courage to walk away
The renowned artist quit his latest project on federal lands because he wants to be free. He's a model for us all
04/16/2017 22:00 UTC
Wake me up (from the dream of life) before you go-go: Elegy for a year of death in America
If Nietzsche was right about "what does not kill me," we're stronger now. Facing the darkness is the way forward
12/31/2016 10:00 UTC
The battle of the literary endorsements
Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison have both gone public with their presidential picks. What do their overwrought odes tell us about the candidates they favor?
01/31/2008 16:51 UTC
Pauly Shore's impersonation of Stephen Miller is too damn real
"Did you know a mutant known as Wolverine scaled the Statue of Liberty in a climactic showdown with Saber Tooth?”
08/07/2017 17:23 UTC
From "Breaking Bad" epitaph to corporate YOLO cry: The curious pop culture life of "Ozymandias"
Shelley's "Ozymandias" is a poem people love to grab to make a point -- sometimes they get it so wrong [UPDATED]
06/10/2015 02:58 UTC
Word doctor
A Harvard physician believes poetry can soothe and even heal his patients.
12/08/1999 22:00 UTC
My mom tried to ban Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
In the '80s, Silverstein's books were a frequent target of school library bans. My mom's attempt ended differently
10/07/2023 18:00 UTC
Edgar Allan Poe’s engagement with American science
In "The Reason for the Darkness of the Night," John Tresch links Poe and the forging of American science
07/25/2021 18:59 UTC
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