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Poetry, Politics, and Public Spaces: An Interview with Tina Cane
Tina Cane is the current Poet Laureate of Rhode Island. As state poet, she has established Rhode Island’s Youth Poetry Ambassador program...
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Nov 10, 20218 min read


No Poets Left Behind
K-12 students are adapting to completing their curriculum from their bedrooms against the backdrop of the snowballing social, physical,...
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Nov 17, 20206 min read


Hey Mr. Nobel Laureate : (Yet) Another Side of Bob Dylan
If the Nobel Prize in Literature was established to celebrate words that empower, then the Swedish Academy’s selection of Bob Dylan is...
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Nov 25, 20165 min read


BPR Interviews: Jang Jin-Sung
Jang Jin-Sung is the is the pseudonym of a former North Korean propaganda poet and government official who defected to South Korea in...
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May 12, 20163 min read


BPR Interviews: Victor Fowler
Victor Fowler is a renowned Cuban writer of the Revolutionary Era. He has remained in Cuba and has published numerous essays and poetry...
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Mar 28, 20164 min read


Celebrating Victory Amid Turkish Troubles
On August 29 and 30, to commemorate a moment of national freedom, an open-air auditorium in Turkey’s capital hosted a magical encounter...
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Sep 6, 20156 min read


Kenneth Goldsmith’s Body: Identity and the Politics of Authorship
On Friday March 13th poet Kenneth Goldsmith performed a piece at Brown University entitled “Michael Brown’s Body.” A remixed recitation...
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Apr 6, 20154 min read
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