Additional Info: Brandon Leake proves that there is power in words. Brandon might bring a tear to your eye with his passionate poetry to his father Tyrone. Information courtesy, YouTube
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A World Champion Slam Poet Pivots To Medicine (via NPR)
"Memories of my childhood live/between the rings of sand around my ankles/ and the desert heat in my lungs. I still believe that nothing washes/worry from tired skin better than the Nile/and my grandma's hands. Every day I go to school/with the weight of dead neighbors/on my shoulders." That's an excerpt from "People Like Us," … Continue reading A World Champion Slam Poet Pivots To Medicine (via NPR)
(Video) Guante | Intro/Chatter
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Why CEOS need to read poetry to lead in the post-COVID world (via Fast Company)
“I would like to beg you, dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers … Live the questions now.” – … Continue reading Why CEOS need to read poetry to lead in the post-COVID world (via Fast Company)
(Video) Ahlaam ‘Lala’ Abdul | The Bond Between
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Lana Del Rey to come out with debut poetry book (via Indian Express)
Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey will soon publish her debut book of poems, which she says are “eclectic and honest” and written in “authentic spirit”. The e-audio spoken word album of select poems from the book will be available on July 28 followed by the hardcover release in September, publishers Simon & Schuster … Continue reading Lana Del Rey to come out with debut poetry book (via Indian Express)
(Video) Timmy Sutton | Guac
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John Prine Named Illinois’ First Honorary Poet Laureate (via Rolling Stone)
The late John Prine has been named the first honorary poet laureate of the state of Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday, nearly three months after the singer-songwriter’s death from complications related to COVID-19. “He leaves behind an unparalleled musical legacy and was beloved by family and millions of fans who hope that in Heaven … Continue reading John Prine Named Illinois’ First Honorary Poet Laureate (via Rolling Stone)
(Video) Venessa Marco | For Black and Brown Girls Gone Missing
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Poetry Foundation Leadership Resigns After Black Lives Matter Statement (via NY Times)
The Poetry Foundation announced on Wednesday that its president and board chairman are resigning, several days after an open letter signed by more than 1,800 poets and others criticized the foundation’s recent statement on the Black Lives Matter movement and called for them to be replaced. The president, Henry Bienen, a former president of Northwestern … Continue reading Poetry Foundation Leadership Resigns After Black Lives Matter Statement (via NY Times)