Look and Listen #12: Maya Angelou, We Wear the Mask
In honor of Juneteenth, Maya Angelou’s poem, “We Wear the Mask.” She was a masterful reader, dancing on the edge of emotion. May we all learn how to listen and …
A Darker Shade of Blue: Andrea Gibson’s Blue Blanket
Andrea Gibson is a poet, activist and one of the most powerful poetry performers of today. Her impassioned recitation and stirring fearlessness in subject matter have garnered her a fourth place finish …
In Memoriam: Taffety Punk’s Interpretation of Sylvia Plath’s Tulips
Fifty years ago today, a brilliant young poet sealed her kitchen off from her sleeping children with towels, placed her head in the oven and turned on the gas. Unable …