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Writing and Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Lessons from June Jordan with Suzanne Gardinier

By Suzanne Gardinier Posted Jan 8, 2019

Suzanne Gardinier discusses how June Jordan’s radical teaching and writing resisted divisions, formed alliances, and spoke to urgent political realities of the time.

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Writing and Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Lessons from June Jordan

By Donna Masini Posted Nov 29, 2018

Inspired by June Jordan, Donna Masini calls for the integration of writing with activism, personal life, and the “moral imagination.”

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From the Archives: Stanley Kunitz on Poetry in a Time of Crisis

Posted Nov 8, 2018

The late Poets House co-founder and U.S. Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz argued that poets are “stronger than tyrants” even as the “American myth belongs to politics and power.”

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Workshops are back at Poets House! Hone your skills and celebrate National Poetry Month by exploring this new series featuring Cecilia Caballero, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Shyanne Figueroa Bennett, and Jenny Xie! https://poetshouse.org/programs-events/workshops-and-classes/

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18 Mar

Now on the archive: Francisco Aragón—poet, translator, and curator—discusses his most recent book, After Rubén, and his work as the director of Letras Latinas with host Cornelius Eady. https://poetshouse.org/audio/francisco-aragon-cornelius-eady/

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