Chris Hedges, Gerald Stern: The Poet in Technocratic Society (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 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 )

Faces of Pain, Faces of Hope

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 8, 2017 Intentional communities of young men and women, cast aside by the corporate state, are lighting the embers of resistance. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

‘A Single Step’: A Poem on ‘Treacherous Journey’ From Haiti to the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

‘Hemispheres’: A Poem About Syrian Refugee Crisis (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2017 Michael E. Woods' moving verses provide a look at how Germany is handling the situation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Henry David Thoreau: A Life

By Michael Sims Aug 11, 2017 This new biography is the masterpiece that the gadfly of youthful America deserves. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tracy K. Smith Is Named 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jun 14, 2017 The Princeton University professor and Pulitzer Prize winner says she plans to bring poetry events "to parts of the country where literary festivals don’t always go." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Czeslaw Milosz: A Life

By Troy Jollimore May 19, 2017 A new biography of one of the most significant poets of the past century shows what it was like to be politically engaged and spiritually conflicted in the 20th century. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

On the Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

By Katrina vanden Heuvel Apr 7, 2017 The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government (Yevtushenko is pictured here with Katrina vanden Heuvel) The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

My Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1932-2017)

By Grisha Freidin / The Noise of Time Apr 2, 2017 The Russian poet, who died Saturday at 83, was at the forefront of the cult of poetry that swept the Soviet Union in the decades after Joseph Stalin's death. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Poems From the Pond

By Lisa Pasold Apr 1, 2017 Peggy Freydberg's sharp sense of humor and observation are at odds with this book’s presentation. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Poem on Generations Witnessing Cycles of Death and Destruction (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 Tamiko Beyer's poem serves as a painful reminder of how "horde white-hot power" causes "rage that liquefies/ our hearts, whole communities." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Poet Asks, ‘Does Everything Depend Upon the Price of Oil?’ (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2017 In face of a new administration that may deny climate change, Carolyne Wright reminds us about the blood and tears shed over petroleum for so many years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )