Further thoughts on the cultural labor of poetry and art. Not merely "is it good?," but "what has it accomplished?"...reviews of recent poetry collections; selected poems and art dealing with war/peace/social change; reviews of poetry readings; links to political commentary (particularly on conflicts in the Middle East); youtubed performances of music, demos, and other audio-video nuggets dealing with peaceful change, dissent and resistance.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Inclined to Speak: Contemporary Arab American Poets Read
Here we are, from the AWP conference, having sated our inclinations to speak, but not our bellies (that would come later), from left to right: Fady Joudah, Philip Metres, Hayan Charara, Elmaz Abinader, Deema Shehabi, and Khaled Mattawa.
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