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June 7, 2015 · 12:28 pm

Singing songs of hope: Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, Ronnie Gilbert

Photo by Laurie Avocado, published under Creative Commons license. 

Photo by Laurie Avocado, published under Creative Commons license.

The Daily Kos’s eloquent essay, In Praise of Poets: Gwendolyn Brooks and Nikki Giovanni, and news of Ronnie Gilbert’s death came together today, reminding me of the power and importance of poetry in my life, in our lives.  Continue reading →

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