
On November 4, 2008, Miami Dade voters will be asked to vote on Amendment 8, which, if passed, would provide ...
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Slowing to a halt under the withered
arms of a poinciana that shaded
my windows against summer's glare ...

My friend and fellow poet, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, has been featured on the NewsHour Poetry Series. Ricardo read three poems from ...
Plants Without Borders is a new blog about plants and culture with an emphasis on plants that are native to ...
I know Rethabile likes this one, so for Video Fridays and his birthday, here’s my version of “Easy Skanking ...

In anticipation of Caribbean American Heritage Month, I’ll be running a series called Video Fridays. I’m starting the ...

Come and join us for the last Asili event before the fall. Poets Cheryl Clark, Adrian Castro, Joseph McNair, and ...

Learn how the ...
Plain-spoken and tender, the poems of Peter Schmitt’s Renewing the Vows (David Robert Books, $17) carefully trace the seam ...
Last Chance to Celebrate National Poetry Month - Wednesday, April 30th. Join our dramatic presentation of poetry by Jamaican poets Marva ...
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