Monthly Archives: March 2020

March 6 – honoring Broadside Press

March 6, 2020  “generations” 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of Broadside Press.  Those 50 years represent several generations of poets who have shared Dudley Randall’s vision of the written word as a living art form intimately connected to community and … Continue reading

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Naomi Shihab Nye – “Missing the Boat”

Wednesday,  March 4 The boat bobbed into the distance, shrinking like a toy— at which point you probably realized you had always loved the sea. You could imagine that today’s poet, Naomi Shihab-Nye, had read last month’s post where I … Continue reading

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A 3 year old NYT Essay from Nicolas Kristof and a timeless poem from Jamaal May

Monday, March 2, 2020 I happened upon Nicholas Kristof’s March 30 column about the importance of art and the humanities.   In the process, he’s written a strong explanation for why the “Work Day in a Hard Time” poetry list … Continue reading

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