I had the great privilege of spending this weekend in the Twin Cities at the APIA Spoken Word and Poetry Summit. Rather than gush about how on top of everything the organizers were, or how dope the people who shared were, or how in awe I am of the company we kept, I’m trying to [...]
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The Cure for Writer’s Block and Other Mysteries
Posted in poetry, Uncategorized, tagged APIA spoken word and poetry summit, writer's block on August 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Hand of a Mexican Farmworker
Posted in poetry, tagged Alabanza, Martin Espada on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Martin Espada writes political poetry at it’s best. That’s because 1) he vividly humanizes his subjects, 2) he writes exactly what he believes, and 3) because he makes me believe what he writes. As I was rereading his book looking for certain poems, I rediscovered this one: The Right Hand of A Mexican Farmworker [...]
Poetry for Every Day
Posted in Boston, poetry, UMass Boston on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I believe that poetry has a place in everyday life, to communicate, commemorate, etc. Like this: For the Asian American Studies Graduation (UMass Boston, May 23, 2011) Praise the mini-fridge That keeps our Vietnamese iced coffee cold Praise the cheesecake inside the fridge And the man who makes it Praise the computers That hold our [...]
