Detroit's new poet laureate jessica Care moore shares her plans for the role
The lifelong Detroiter joined "The Metro" on Wednesday to discuss how she plans on approaching her new position.
Source: wdet.org
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'I'm not going to be a quiet poet laureate': A conversation with jessica Care moore
The internationally recognized poet from Detroit is ready for her new role
Source: metrotimes.com
'Innocent Postcards': Progressive poetry reflects 20th-century politics and culture – People's World
Author-poet-musician John Pietaro has been a constant, positive force in the ongoing progressive culture of New York City. Hailing from Brooklyn, Pietaro’s passions are equal parts literature, music, workers’ rights, and social activism.
Source: peoplesworld.org
'The Book of Melba' celebrates Melba Joyce Boyd's dedication to the Black Arts Movement | Detroit
The monograph on the 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist’s work is available for free online and we recommend all literary and history lovers read it
Source: metrotimes.com
Hermosa writer draws on Sweetwater, Balboa Island
By Kevin Cody Steve Meloan writes his first memory of Los Angeles upon driving out from the east was “the distant roar of traffic, which I imagined to be the…
Source: easyreadernews.com
Audre Lorde's Bloody Rush-Hour Revolution
Serubiri Moses reflects on Audre Lorde’s poetry about New York City.
Source: e-flux.com
The Forgotten Poets of the Attica Uprising
When the Smoke Clears documents poetry workshops held in the aftermath of the prison's occupation. The work produced by the inmates was visceral and heartrending.
Source: thenation.com
Black Detroiters felt left out of the city's art establishment, so they formed Arts Extended | Arts Stories & Interviews | Detroit
The group could be the longest continuously operating Black arts organization in the U.S.
Source: metrotimes.com
The Paris Review - Attica Prison Diary - The Paris Review
“Maybe I’m making history—maybe.”
Source: theparisreview.org
Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business
For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is trying to open up the industry.
Source: nytimes.com