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Legendary Thought Leader in Black Culture visits Dallas

Southern Methodist University’s Multicultural Student Affairs, the Association of Black Students (ABS) and the Department of English present...

Split This Rock splits open the need for poetry reviews

Social justice has a very loyal friend that goes by the name of Poetry. From ancient cultures to modern-day society, poetry has been a form of...

Piece(s) of literary paradise: an evening with Staceyann Chin

On Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Ann Arbor, MI, the Michigan League Ballroom was buzzing with anticipation as participants of the Midwest Bisexual...

The Next Generation

Until now, I have reserved Examiner space and writing time for those established poets who have their namesknown as features or slam winners. This...

The World is Too Much with Us

Listen...Do you hear that? It’s Triton blowing his wreathed horn! Perhaps it’s hard to hear with all those cars running by, or with all...

Revolution Lady-Style NOW! Permanent Wave’s Live Performance Series

Hey ladies! Super Bowl Sunday is nigh. What better way to follow up an afternoon of brain scrambling tackles and beer commercials than with an...

Help free their minds

Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop, created in 2002, is a non-profit organization based in Washington DC that encourages young inmates to...

Writer's Digest is calling all poets in their 6th annual competition

Being a poet is sometimes a thankless job. I know being an author that poets have even a tougher time to find a market to publish in.There is a...

Poets Support AID Atlanta- Part 2

Rev Mosteller was not the only speaker with words of wisdom. State Senator Donzella James pleaded for us to stop the discrimination, saying that we...