Will Brewbaker / Los Angeles Review of BooksMar 27, 2019
While reading "Deaf Republic," we would be wise to join poet Ilya Kaminsky in owning our failures—political, personal or otherwise. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Stephen FrenchMar 25, 2019
The Truthdig Editor in Chief talks with his lifelong friend, the legendary poet who just turned a 100 years old. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Gregory Glover / TruthdigJul 18, 2018
In her poem "Sweet Leilani," Sara Simone Wagner speaks for many residents of Hawaii's Big Island who are adjusting to the reality of an ongoing volcanic disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Elaine Margolin / TruthdigMar 2, 2018
Tom Sleigh travels to war zones and refugee camps, yet views intervention on his part as transgression. When does passivity become complicity? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / Truthdig and Chris HedgesDec 6, 2017
"We've lost a voice that is unafraid to speak truth to power, and that longs to do that," the award-winning poet tells Hedges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 4, 2017
Hawa Allan's verses breathe life into headlines about the travails Haitian migrants face as they cross from Brazil to Mexico and on to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 13, 2017
Michael E. Woods' moving verses provide a look at how Germany is handling the situation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Poetry & Spoken Word
Poetry & Spoken Word
Poetry & Spoken Word
