James Baldwin, “A Letter to My Nephew”
James Baldwin’s “A Letter to My Nephew” is a masterclass in authorship. You’re saying duh and getting ready to roast me. Tell us about t...
Category: politics
Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
for Gordon Schochet A certain kind of person likes to label things “great” or “important” and not bother to explain why. I worry I am be...
Kehinde Wiley, “President Barack Obama”
Other ages will not understand our cruel cynicism, exercised in the name of power. They won’t equate the painting below and Shepard Fairey’s “...
On Whiteness
There is at least one person I know who teaches who believes racism doesn’t exist and white supremacy isn’t an issue. I cannot pretend that I can co...
William Blake, “A Divine Image” and “The Divine Image”
11 years ago I started blogging on poetry and desperately needed content. The rule was to post daily, and this had three consequences I didn’t foresee: I ...