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The Ethics of Bearing Witness in Poetry to Violence and Trauma

The Ethics of Bearing Witness in Poetry to Violence and Trauma

—Based on a talk I gave on a panel in 2017 at the Western Maryland Independent Literary Festival
Why I Write "It All Connects"

Why I Write "It All Connects"

...because it represents the vantage point from which I make the connections that matter most to me.
Four by Four #50

Four by Four #50

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Learning To Love The Questions: The Kind Of Courage These Times Call For

Learning To Love The Questions: The Kind Of Courage These Times Call For

not from poets in particular, but from poets no differently than anybody else
Four by Four #49

Four by Four #49

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Learning To Love The Questions: Poetry Versus Propaganda

Learning To Love The Questions: Poetry Versus Propaganda

The difference between poetry and rhetoric is being ready to kill yourself instead of your children. —Audre Lorde, “Power” Back
Four by Four #48

Four by Four #48

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Round Up #3: “Four Things to Listen To” Issues 1-15

Round Up #3: “Four Things to Listen To” Issues 1-15

A Quick Reminder If you would like to continue to receive these “roundups” along with all the other benefits of
Four by Four #47

Four by Four #47

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Round Up #2: “Four Things to Read” Issues 1-15

Round Up #2: “Four Things to Read” Issues 1-15

A Quick Reminder This “Four Things To Read” roundup from the first fifteen issues of Four By Four is the
Four by Four #46

Four by Four #46

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, For Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me
Round Up #1: “Four Things to See” Issues 1-15

Round Up #1: “Four Things to See” Issues 1-15

If you’ve been reading “Four By Four” regularly, you know that each issue contains a curated collection of four