Happy World Poetry Day: ‘The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the voices of those around them.
ABERJHANIQuote words that affirm all men and women are your brothers and sisters.
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Art gives its vision to beauty not always recognized. And it surrenders freely — whatever power it possesses to every sincere soul that seeks it. But above all else–it presents us with the gift of ourselves.
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They may have for their lives, or, exercising sufficient strength of will to make those dreams a reality.
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Experience of freedom in America. Some would argue that it goes beyond hampering their “pursuit of happiness” to outright obliterating it.
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As life in general constituted much pain in the form of struggles against poverty, disease, ignorance, and emotional anguish,
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Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.
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The reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the world of readers at large.
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The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 represented precisely such a hope – that America had learned from its past and acted to secure a better tomorrow.
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Feet sandaled with dreams tread paths of vision leading to wisdom’s sharp peaks.
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A man sitting monkey-like on the rooftop of his brain is due the applause such feats earn him.
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Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.
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President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader.
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Trayvon Martin, at the most, seems only to have been guilty of being himself.
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Like a Passover Poet gliding from house to house and from trembling soul to trembling soul the wind scribbled sonnets of first time love and weeping haikus of last hours on earth.
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Authentic inspiration endows individuals with mental or spiritual energy which they are then able to transform into positive action.
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Delivering well-crafted speeches, assembling unified coalitions, passing historic legislation, signing well-aimed executive orders, and cultivating a poised but accessible demeanor.
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