Thursday, November 27, 2014

The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings: Poetry as a Political Response

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The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings: Poetry as a Political ResponseAfter listening to failed prosecutor Bob McCulloch debase the English language for 15 minutes on Monday night, repeatedly exculpating himself in favor of blaming social media, I felt ready to turn to the language of poetry. But I have to admit that I wasn’t (emotionally) ready for Tuesday’s post-Ferguson outpouring of what I’ll just call, for the sake of shorthand, response poems. Thankfully, as yesterday proved, response or reaction poems don’t have to be politically reactionary. … Read More

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