Richard Jones is the author of several books of poems and editor of the literary journal Poetry East. His newest collection is King of Hearts (Adastra Press), a book of poems about his late father, a decorated pilot in World War II. ***** George Whitman The photographer Henri-Cartier Bresson tried to capture what he called “the decisive moment,” …
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When you’re starting from a cold stove, lay the fire according to the principles that have lasted over the centuries, namely: Clear the way for the new It helps to start clean when you’re dealing with cold ashes rather than live embers. The knowledge that you’ve made fires in the past is comforting, but that …
On February 18th, 2015 I published my very first “The Poet’s Eye” in Cultural Weekly, “Words and Meaning: An Exploration of DTLA.” Semiotics, the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation, continues to fascinate me. I’m obsessed with this ongoing dance between words and images. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation …
(“Tomorrow’s Voices Today“ is a new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.) *** My life has always been like a race, like every runner I have gone through shin splints, headaches, weariness, blisters, and stomach cramps.These are all marks, and pain which I have endured that represent how much running means to me, …
Don’t tell me protest doesn’t work. Don’t tell me resistance is useless. Don’t give me that apathy. I know protest works. I’ve done it. I can testify to the power of free speech against government wrongdoing. While a sophomore at Montebello High School in 1992, I was among over one thousand students who walked out …
March to the District: The 1992 Student Walkout at Montebello High School Read More »
So the conventions are over, balloons popped, confetti and little American flags hopefully recycled into condolence cards for the lack of a civil electoral process—though Bernie did a great job! Hillary is the first woman presidential nominee, for better or worse. But however you feel about the outcome of the primaries, one choice is incredibly …
So the conventions are over, balloons popped, confetti and little American flags hopefully recycled into condolence cards for the lack of a civil electoral process—though Bernie did a great job! Hillary is the first woman presidential nominee, for better or worse. But however you feel about the outcome of the primaries, one choice is incredibly …
Preliminary: Park seat and sitting as public “place and occasion” In between activities, or for a particular activity, we come to the neighborhood park just to walk or to sit outside on a sunny summer day, or on a cool summer evening to take the breeze and the pulse of the neighborhood life. This phenomenon …
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