Rhyme and Reason

Poet and performer Kamau Daáood, at age 61, takes the stage at L.A.’s Hammer Museum following two much younger spoken word artists. Accompanied by Trevor Ware’s walking bass lines, he dives into one of his best known poems, which he wrote for his ...  

Lovefool 12.26.11 | Lunar Life LessonsPlay by PlayLovefool lists some life lessons learned from the pages of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon as part of this month's Manga Moveable Feast. Happy holidays, nerdlings! I hope your Christmases were filled with tokidoki in your stockings and manga under the ...  

Poems threatening the US President and Lese MajesteAsian CorrespondentBy Bangkok Pundit Dec 26, 2011 9:00AM UTC “2-3 days ago, one of my friends told me that someone wrote a poem making fan of the President and was jailed. I don't know which section of farang law it was. I am not that interested really, ...  

Readers' Christmas poemsRochester Democrat and ChronicleThe Democrat and Chronicle asked readers to share poems and fiction stories to celebrate the season. Dozens responded, and these are some we considered the best. Paul A. Graham-Raad of Rochester started a tradition of writing family Christmas cards ...and more »  

Drew Dellinger Releases New Book of Poems in the Middle of Occupy Wall Street ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Poet Drew Dellinger launches a new book of poems, "Love Letter to the Milky Way," and a video of his reading the poem, "Occupy Wall Street" during a protest in Oakland. His poetry brings together the interconnections between spirituality, ecology, ...and more »