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On Being a Christian, Earth-Caring Poet in Dark Times

Poet Nancy Corson Carter takes us on a journey through five earth-caring poems ranging in mood from praising to elegiac to playful. Her poems are part of the Nov 2012–Jan 2013 issue “Hope for Eco-Activists: Discovering an Environmental Faith“. By … Continue reading

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Abbi Heimach

My Invisible Backpack (Spoken Word Video)

A poem, born in post-apartheid South Africa, revived for the global Joining Hands Initiative; a spoken word reflection about white and Global North privilege, driven by Peggy McIntosh’s invisible knapsack metaphor. By Abbi Heimach   Sometimes it takes a journey, … Continue reading

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kathryn krastin

Late At Night… Dear House

A poem in response to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) re-authorization debate in Congress. Eighteen years ago, this week, VAWA was signed into law. In April 2012, the Senate approved a version of VAWA that extends services and protections … Continue reading

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Jasson Perez and his daughter, Nisa

Hip-Hop: Rhyming & Reasoning Justice

There Is a Reason to the Rhyme Toward the end of 2011, a new blog hit the web. Its name: Rhymes and Reasons. Its purpose: to provide a series of interviews with hip-hop heads who discuss their lives in the context … Continue reading

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