Mary Jo’s Recent Stories
Oct 13
Ellen Bryant Voigt reads ‘Geese’Arts May 05
Spicy curry and spaghetti with ‘100 onions’: Poet shares beloved dishes of her late husbandFrom Spicy Red Lentil and Tomato Curry to Spaghetti with 100 Onions (not really!), poet Elizabeth Alexander shares the recipes that her late husband, artist and chef Ficre Ghebreyesus, loved to prepare for his family.
Nation Feb 06
Could crash signal U.S. ski star Bode Miller’s last race?BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller was forced to pull out of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships last night, following a harrowing crash during the Super-G race on the slopes of Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Poetry Dec 19
89-year-old retired educator writes an ode to young mentorsEighty nine year-old retired educator Kevin Bunnell writes a poem in honor of the 16-year-old Mikinly Sullivan, who once a week comes to the Frasier Meadows retirement community in Boulder, Colorado as part of a Cyber Seniors program. The program…
Poetry Dec 04
Poet Claudia Rankine on the violent deaths of black menPoet and playwright Claudia Rankine is fascinated with stories about the interactions -- both intimate and large scale -- between the races. In her latest book of poetry, “Citizen: An American Lyric”, Rankine intersperses small vignettes about everyday injustices with…
Poetry May 20
Poet Gina Loring on lost potential of LA’s incarcerated youth"It's not just about the work on the page, it's about where you put your feet when you get out of bed in the morning." That was the mantra of Eloise Klein Healy when she created the graduate writing program…
Arts Apr 15
What’s the future for Myanmar’s architectural past?With political reforms underway in Myanmar, the once closed-off country is opening up to the world. That process is raising a new concern: How will economic development impact the country's architectural and archaeological past?…
Poetry Mar 13
Incarcerated teens write to free their demons; ‘I could have been beautiful’That poem, written by 18-year-old Jada, has become his mantra, of sorts. He began writing poetry five years ago, when he was a patient at a state psychiatric hospital in Lakewood, Wash. There he participated in the Pongo Writing Project,…
Arts Feb 18
Picturing hunger in America"Hunger Through My Lens" gives digital cameras to food stamp recipients and asks them to chronicle what it's like to be hungry in America. So far, 15 women --who come from all walks of life-- have participated. Over the months,…
Poetry Jan 20
Syrian-American activist Amal Kassir uses slam poetry to fuel her causeAmal Kassir lived in Syria for many years. She says her time there helped her understand the people's suffering while the freedoms she has in America allowed her to become an activist on their behalf. At 18, she performs slam…
