a rare and necessary piece of art

January 19, 2009 at 5:50 pm | Posted in art and craft, books and mags, craftivism | 2 Comments

I read a captivating poem by Langston Hughes in the books section of the Oregonian yesterday that has stayed with me ever since…

I, Too, Sing America - Langston Hughes

I thought his beautiful lines were also beautifully framed by David Biespiel, who wrote: “A deft political poem, a poem that inserts itself into civic discourse with one eye on time and another eye on lyrical imperatives, is a rare and necessary piece of art.”

I feel very proud of how far we’ve come, and very grateful for the chance to go further.

See you in the morning!

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  1. My favorite Langston Hughes poem is “Let America Be America Again”: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15609 I printed it out during the primaries and have kept it pinned withing eyesight of my computer ever since… Barack’s “A More Perfect Union” speech in Philadelphia reminded me of that poem, too…

  2. Yep.


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