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Tag Archives: Rita Dove
Activist Poetry
Things have changed considerably since I was a graduate student in creative writing at a big state university. I was advised to write poetry for its own sake, and quickly concluded that that was the best course of action. Collect … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Poetry, Politics, Spirituality, Women, Writers, Writing
Tagged Carolyn Forche, Cornelius Eady, Jericho Brown, Joyce Carol Oates, Langston Hughes, poetry, Rita Dove, Sarah Browning, Sonia Sanchez, Split This Rock
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Post-racial Literature: How Close Are We?
This Martin Luther King Day it seems appropriate to ask how close we are to a truly post-racial literature in America. My students seem to think we live in a post-racial society, but I see it very differently. The more … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Race
Tagged Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Post-racial, Rita Dove
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