What does it mean to say that Busboys and Poets has been getting a lot of love from a lot of corners lately? It means that the great events that take place here are receiving favorable mentions from various writers and press outlets. St. Patrick’s Day has already come and gone– or one could say [...]
John Lundberg, a contributor at the excellent news & opinion collator Huffington Post, has written movingly and presciently about Barack Obama’s recent Philadelphia speech in an article entitled Poems About Racism. Beginning with an analysis of Obama’s deft delivery– highlighting the ways by which the Senator defused the media’s tendency to reduce the best oratory [...]
Poetry takes front and center during this week of protest against the Iraq war (or any war for that matter). Great programming throughout the weekend. Check out www.splitthisrock.org for more details and visit www.busboysandpoets.com for the complete schedule of events. David Montgomery of the Post writes: ‘The politicians have had their say, and the veterans, [...]
“People need to know that just because you are incarcerated does not mean you are not a productive member of society… folks can turn their lives around if they are given an opportunity… We have to reintegrate people back into society… Those released need to be helped to become active politically – their involvement can [...]
“Poetry is a way of keeping alive and keeping emotionally vivid …. you need to keep feeling … without it you forget you are a human being …” prisoner “I was a very young angry child … I marched for civil rights as a child… I got angry and militant… I got in trouble – [...]
I am sitting here in the Langston Room at Busboys and Poets listening to prison poetry. What an incredible panel. This is the second day of “Split This Rock” poetry festival. What an incredible collection of poets and artists. Yesterday Sonia Sanchez took center stage in the main dining room. There were over 300 poets [...]
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