September 27, 2022

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Four Poems from Stronger Than Fear: Poems of Empowerment, Compassion, and Social Justice

Because What We Do Does Not Die by Ellen Bass This is not his face. This is not his breath. This is a praise song for the mother who sat down beside me, her coat still on, asking, What is it, Ellen? This is homage to the mother who hissed, The bastard. The son of …

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John Brantingham

Review: Stronger than Fear: Poems of Empowerment, Compassion, and Social Justice, Carol Alexander & Stephen Massimilla, Eds.

Stronger than Fear: Poems of Empowerment, Compassion, and Social Justice, Carol Alexander & Stephen Massimilla, Eds. Review by John Brantingham   One of the problems of evil is that it can and inevitably does shapeshift. We learn how to fight intolerance and ignorance in our youth, and it’s tempting to feel that we can move …

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