Reading Langston Hughes to Children
I got his Poetry for Young People edition of Langston Hughes’ poetry and it really sings. I read it to my 4-year-old nephew on Sunday night–nearly the whole book. He […]
Listen, Liberal
I began Thomas Frank’s new book, Listen, Liberal, this weekend. How interesting. It has hooked me in the first few pages. I’ve read much about the Democratic Party–its future, its […]
Book Talk/Signing with James McGrath Morris
Had a lovely time visiting Jamie Morris’ book talk and signing last week at One More Page Books in Arlington, Virginia. He told some great stories that kept the audience […]
New Editorial on Dos Passos by Prof. Aaron Shaheen
Dos Who? When one thinks of the American modernist pantheon—and who doesn’t at least three times daily?—I suspect the usual names rise to the fore: Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. […]
New Poem – People’s Climate March
People’s Climate March: April 2017, Washington, DC We rose early and took to the street, mustering between the Capitol and the White House, free people in solidarity with science; […]