Tag Archives: protest poetry

Poetry’s Role in the 2019 Indian Protests

By Robin Bates | Published: April 16, 2024

Poetry has been a powerful ally of Indian Muslims protesting Modi’s Hindu nationalism.

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What Really Happened with Goliath

By Robin Bates | Published: June 24, 2018

In Robert Graves’s version of the David-Goliath story, confident righteousness can get you killed.

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The Utterly Amazing William Blake

By Robin Bates | Published: December 17, 2015

William Blake spoke to protesters in the 1960s but that is far from his only audience. A recent “New York Review of Books” articles surveys his greatness.

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