KG1Aug 27, 20202 minPoetry and RhetoricThe virtuoso poet Audre Lorde opened her popular poem “Power” with the following lines: The difference between poetry and rhetoric is...
KG1Aug 22, 20208 minChina, Black Poetry, and MeWhen I thought I was going to visit China, I began thinking about the picture that I held in my head about the country and about the...
KG1Aug 12, 20203 minMake-or-Miss LeagueWith more and more professional sports events being televised, I’m drawn back to the fun of the language. “It’s a make-or-miss league,”...