Sep 25 Death of Kofi Awoonor in Nairobi Attack Is ‘Great Loss’ for Ghana and Poetry By Tom LeGro Kofi Awoonor, a Ghanaian poet, diplomat and academic, was among the victims murdered in a terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi. Awoonor's nephew Kwame Dawes, another renowned poet, was traveling with his uncle to attend a literary festival… Continue reading
Sep 25 Poet Kwame Dawes Remembers Kofi Awoonor With Reading of ‘The Weaver Bird’ Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, poet Kwame Dawes remembers his uncle, Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver… Continue reading
Sep 25 Kwame Dawes Reads ‘The Weaver Bird’ by Kofi Awoonor Poet Kwame Dawes' uncle, the Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver Bird."… Continue reading
Sep 23 Grace Schulman Reads ‘Without a Claim’ In "Without a Claim," poet Grace Schulman is inspired by the things she loves. Raised in New York City, "like a houseplant in a windowsill, Schulman describes the majesty of the American landscape. In this instance it's Montauk, at the… Continue reading
Sep 23 Grace Schulman Reads ‘Without a Claim’ By News Desk In "Without a Claim," poet Grace Schulman is inspired by the things she loves. Raised in New York City, "like a houseplant in a windowsill, Schulman describes the majesty of the American landscape. In this instance it's Montauk, at the… Continue reading
Sep 22 If your bedroom is also your kitchen, you might live in a micro-apartment As more people across the country are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring in many urban areas. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }… Continue reading
Sep 20 Jesmyn Ward Reflects on the Task of Writing ‘Men We Reaped’ By Molly Finnegan Writer Jesmyn Ward discusses the role and strength of women in her community, and the time it took to write and understand the loss of her loved ones for her memoir "Men We Reaped."… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Facing an ‘Epidemic’ of Death, Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces Facing an 'Epidemic' of Death, Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces… Continue watching
Sep 20 How to Live Micro: Home Life in Under 350 Square Feet By Kristin Miller While more and more people are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring. So cities like New York and Vancouver are trying to get the most out of some of the apartment space they do have,… Continue reading
Sep 19 Lucie Brock-Broido Reads ‘Of Tookie Williams’ By Margaret Myers Lucie Brock-Broido is the author of four collections of poetry, including her latest "Stay, Illusion." She is the Director of Poetry in the School of the Arts at Columbia University in New York. Her poem "Of Tookie Williams" is about… Continue reading