The Poet and the Riot

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The Poet and the Riot

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Feb 6, 2018

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After Martin Luther King's assassination 50 years ago, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote a poem about the power of riots.

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Feb 6, 2018

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Podcast episode

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Producer Helena de Groot explores the diverse world of contemporary poetry with readings by poets, interviews with critics, and short poetry documentaries. Nothing is off limits, and nobody is taken too seriously.

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