In an essay calling Chinese activist Chow Hang Tung “the Antigone of Hong Kong,” Wendy Gan compares herself to Ismene.
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Are You an Antigone or an Ismene?
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The Moment Has Come to Decide
Educator Diane Ravitch’s favorite poem include two 19th century oldies that get at a teacher’s sense of mission.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Casabianca", "Present Crisis", Civil War, Education, Felicia Hemans, James Russell Lowell, slavery, Trumpism Comments closed
Finding Hope in Dark Times
If you need to poem to give you hope as Donald Trump tries to blow up the world order, check out Muriel Rukeyser’s “I lived in the first century of world wars.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Poem", 1968, Muriel Rukeyser, oppression, optimism, Social Justice Comments closed
