Ck out the new National Book Awards esp the poet, Nikky Finney. http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2011_p_finney.html and read her poem called "Left".
What an image stranded on a roof-top while helicopters fly overhead during the Katrina hurricane. Something you'll remember.
This poet, Nikky Finney's acceptance speech at the National Book Awards was a wow-ser as they say, go to this link:
http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2011_ceremony.html and view video #2, then move the play indicator to 16:08 min and listen to what John Lithgow calls the greatest acceptance speech he has ever heard by Nikky Finney, the winner for poetry for Head Off and Split
What an image stranded on a roof-top while helicopters fly overhead during the Katrina hurricane. Something you'll remember.
This poet, Nikky Finney's acceptance speech at the National Book Awards was a wow-ser as they say, go to this link:
http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2011_ceremony.html and view video #2, then move the play indicator to 16:08 min and listen to what John Lithgow calls the greatest acceptance speech he has ever heard by Nikky Finney, the winner for poetry for Head Off and Split
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Jean,
Read the poem, Left, then listened to her acceptance speech-it was truly extraordinary! Thank you for posting this poet!
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