by lindaoppenheim | Jun 24, 2022 | Poem
https://pulitzercenter.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/Record%20%28online-voice-recorder.com%29.mp3 Every year, the Pulitzer Center invites K-12 students around the world to uplift urgent, under-reported issues by writing poems that include lines from one...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 20, 2018 | Poem
“Remember. White Supremacy is not a shark. It is the water.” So says Guante in “How to Explain White Supremacy to a White Supremacist.” Listen to his less than 4 minute recitation by clicking here.
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 7, 2018 | Events, Poem
On Monday, February 12th at 6:00 pm there will be a spoken word performance by Philly poet Kai Davis, at the Hun School, 176 Edgerstoune Road. As a Queer Woman of Color, much of her work deals with the topics of race, gender, power, sexuality and its many layers. She...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 13, 2017 | Events, Poem
Wild Beauty is a stirring collection of more than sixty original and selected poems in both English and Spanish. Ntozake Shange is a renowned playwright, poet, and novelist. Her works include the Broadway-Produced and Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 30, 2016 | Poem
Just Do It For Yourself by Ms. Michael Marie Hill There comes a time in your life You’ve got to go for it There comes a time in your life You’ve got to show for it Do the best you can And show them where you stand Just do it, do it for yourself There comes a time in...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 28, 2016 | Poem
Daniel Harris, poet, scholar, environmentalist, and long-time Not in Our Town supporter, had the following poem accepted for publication in the Connecticut River Review. Daniel has given us permission to publish it on the blog. Daniel invites you to visit his...
