Los Vecinos
Poet Alison Luterman offers us lessons in neighborliness.
Poem Revised in a 12th Floor Hotel Room after Seeing a Man in the Building Across the Street Holding What Appears to be Binoculars
Poet Camille Dungy offers us insight into the intersection of sexism and the beauty industry.
In a Berlin Bar
Poet Rafaella Del Bourgo offers a quick intro to sexual politics, reminding us that sex is "a tune both familiar and strange."
Rogues in a Nation
Scotland's national poet, Rabbie Burns, criticized the members of the Scottish aristocracy who in 1707 signed the Act of Union thereby ending Scottish home rule.
My California
West Coast poet Beau Beausoleil reflects on the momentary beauties which somehow compensate for our everyday sense of exile and displacement.
In Breath / Out Breath
Iranian-American poet Esther Kamkar has lived in both Iran and Israel. Rather than split herself in two, she strives to knit her warring halves together.
In a Time of Peace
Ukanian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky examines the way complicity with an authoritarian regime can corrupt a whole society.
Night Owl
California poet Patrick Daly reflects on the reach, and limits, of the imagination, where nature, art and politics intertwine in often disturbing ways.
Electrodomestico
Marin County poet Prartho Sereno meditates on the ironic response of her mother's generation to the promises of technology.
Marat / Sade Medley
In honor of Bastille Day, a medley of tunes from Peter Brooks' production of Peter Weiss's play, Marat / Sade. Sung by Judy Collins.
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