I researched poetry written during COVID – five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
The American scholar of 20th-century literature and culture Elizabeth Outka has argued that works such as The Second Coming ...
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How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? Reading each other’s poetry is a good start
Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ameliorate a war or hasten a peaceful resolution? Perhaps ...
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Raj expands Agniveer reservation to fire services
Jaipur: Rajasthan govt Wednesday announced its decision to extend reservation to Agniveers in fire services. They currently enjoy a quota in Rajasthan Police, Jail, and Forest departments.
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“Nothing New”
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own poem “Colosseum.” Sometimes seen as the stuff of commencement addresses, his poems are hard to ...