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'Diary of A Radical Cancer Warrior' release event Dec. 9th in NYC

Prolific American jazz musician, writer, and social activist FRED HO will celebrate the release of his new memoir, Diary of A Radical Cancer...

Announcement of new Poet Laureate of the United States

On August 10, 2011, it was broadcast on National TV NEWS the announcement that Philip Levine, 83, will serve as the next Poet Laureate of the...

Elizabeth Crawford Joines life of a poet

Elizabeth Crawford Joines was born in Madison, Kansas, July 30th 1911. She learned to love words from her mother, who taught until she had children...

Gil Scott Heron: April 1, 1949-May 27, 2011

Multiple sources have reported that spoken word artist Gil Scott-Heron died yesterday afternoon in a New York area hospital. According to reports,...

Sustainable Energy 101-The latest in biofuel production; cellulosic ethanol

Interview with Nathan Schock of POET, biofuel producerNathan Schock is currently the director of public relations for POET, managing a department...

Howl: The Movie

Cartoon cars drive into cartoon genitalia, men spit fire, emaciated figures crawl across the ground and stab themselves with drug needles as a poem...