Let Freedom Read Day
Today, on Let Freedom Read Day, I remember that the evil Third Reich burned and later forbid author John Dos Passos’s books. The Nazis accused Dos Passos’s writings of being […]
Kim Stanley Robinson Revisited
In this old interview, famous climate fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson credits John Dos Passos, author of the esteemed U.S.A. trilogy of novels, as a key influence on both 2312 […]
Climate.gov: Climate and Extreme Heat
New Climate.gov journalism on extreme heat! Congrats to a wonderful team (Amber Liggett, MSEM, Melissa DeFrancesco, Gillen Curren) who collaborated on research/writing for months to highlight NOAA-funded scholar Ladd Keith‘s important work on heat policy […]
Sharks and Men (Publication Day)
Publication Day! My new poem about shark conservation, “Sharks and Men” is on Page 128 of the fall issue of The Banyan Review. (Drawing is my own). “With a standard […]
Ken’s School of Climate – Part 8
Sharks and Men
Pleased to announce that my poem about shark conservation, “Sharks and Men,” is a finalist for the 2023 Banyan Poetry Prize. It will appear in the fall issue of The […]
Ken’s School of Climate
The saga continues for NYC Climate Week…
Official John Dos Passos Website
The Official John Dos Passos Website has completed its migration and it’s ready to roll! New quotes, updated contacts, and a new blog. Check it out!
Buffalo Madman
Thanks to Cathexis Northwest Press for publishing my new poem about bison conservation, “Buffalo Madman.” See Page 29. Photo By/CreditRich Keen/DPRA/U.S. Army
Remembering Calvin Ball
I’m delighted to share my new poem celebrating the life of Calvin Ball. He was a caretaker for Dos Passos Farm in so many ways–guarding against illegal hunting, looking after […]
