A Brecht poem captures how the press tried to ingratiate itself with the president at the recent White House Correspondents dinner.
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Tag Archives: Bertolt Brecht
Using Poetry to Stand Up to Tyranny
The poem that uses myth and literature to imagine the possibilities for action in the face of oppression.
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Racial Profiling in LA? Call in Brecht
The rightwing justices on the Supreme Court have just greenlit racial profiling. Brecht would have something to say about that.
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Brecht Celebrated Overlooked Workers
Brecht and Neruda poems to celebrate International Workers’ Day.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Heights of Machu Piccu", "Questions from a Worker Who Reads", Pablo Neruda, Walter Benjamin Comments closed
Poetry an Ally in Times Like These
Rich’s “At Times Like These” anticipates the disappearances we are witnessing and suggest that poetry can function as a political ally.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "In Times Like These", "To Posterity", Adrienne Rich, ICE deportations, immigrants, Trumpism Comments closed
Trump, Hitler: Two Storytelling Narcissists
Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center stems from his fascination with and manipulation of culture, which he shares with Hitler.
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Celebrate Work? or Complain about It?
For Labor Day, two poems (Brecht, Piercy) about jobs that degrade. But the poems themselves offer solace.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Pirate Jenny's Song", "Secretary Chant", Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, Kurt Weil, Labor Day, Marge Piercy, Threepenny Opera, Work Comments closed
Trump’s Debate and Swift’s City Shower
Trump’s torrent of lies in Thursday’s debate brings to mind Swift’s poem “Description of a City Shower.”
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