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Not-Banned Black History Month: Critical Race Theory & Me — It Could be Verse

Doggone it, the 2022 Texas law banning the teaching of critical race theory came too late to help me. I was particularly sorry to miss the mandate that educators avoid anything that might end up making anyone “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual’s race or … Continue reading Not-Banned Black History Month: Critical Race Theory & Me — It Could be Verse →

Three Selma Poems — Alabama 1965

On Meeting Mrs. Septima Poinsette Clark─ Atlanta, December 9, 1964 On Meeting Mrs. Septima Poinsette Clark─ Atlanta, December 9, 1964 I sit down quietly in the chair, The older woman smiles and light Reflects off frame glasses and gold rose earrings, the voice Is like, is like the whisper of tires on a faroff … Continue reading Three Selma Poems — Alabama 1965 →

A Carolina Poet for Juneteenth: George Moses Horton

George Moses Horton: A Biographical Sketch & several poems; from local sources George Moses Horton George Moses Horton (1797-1893) could rightly be called North Carolina’s first professional poet. Born enslaved by Chatham County yeoman farmer William Horton, young George Moses Horton loved the rhyming sounds of hymns, and yearned to be able to read.

Cheer Up, Fer Pity Sake!

Reading this morning’s comments from my Facebook friends, you’d think the election was a landslide win for the other guy: so much gloom, doom, depression & lament. To which I feel obliged to reply sternly: Friends — GET A GRIP. Sure, I didn’t get everything I wanted from the election results; not even close. But … Continue reading Cheer Up, Fer Pity Sake! →

A Passing Ode to Beat Poet Diane di Prima

Diane Di Prima was an anarchist feminist Beatnik poet, who died this past weekend at 86, in San Francisco. I didn’t really follow her work or career. But I was an early long-distance fan of the Beats, and one of her poems, part of a series of “Revolutionary Letters,” caught my attention. For my second … Continue reading A Passing Ode to Beat Poet Diane di Prima →

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