Poetry
A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father
A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father Philadelphia anthropologist Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon reflects on her recent collaboration with photographer Joseph V. Labolito to create a poem inspired by one of his photographs from 1986. The photograph, which features two men and a little girl, […]
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Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found
Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found Walt Whitman, like modern-day selfie-takers, used photography to curate his image, but ended up more lost than found. Whitman collected an abundance of photographs of himself, including a famous portrait with a moth or butterfly appearing […]
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RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments on autism as an “epidemic” and his characterization of autistic people are widely criticized by researchers, advocacy groups, and autistic individuals. The idea that many autistic people […]
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