Category Archives: Writing

Maya Angelou: “America’s Poet”

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Richard Guzman

Yesterday morning brought the news that Maya Angelou had died at age 86.  The news coverage was befitting this American icon—long segments on virtually every national and local newscast, front page New York Times, plus a full page and half … Continue reading →

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Post-Colonial Literatures in English: A Writers List

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Richard Guzman

> Go HERE for a list of prominent post-colonial writers who wrote their works originally in English, and to the links at the end of this post for “World Writers” written about on this site.   After doing two anthologies … Continue reading →

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Carolyn Rodgers Reads “Prodigal Objects”

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Richard Guzman

What a treat for Carolyn Rodgers fans. Below hear the great poet read her poem “Prodigal Objects,” September 1999, in a show at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.  It was held to celebrate the release a few months earlier of … Continue reading →

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