Before we get to todays program i will know about you other progress we february 16 at noon professor chris myers will be here to talk about their book, history of race and democracy in the Nations Capital. It is a tumultuous four century story of race and democracy in washington dc. A city that has often served as national datagram for contentious issues. Including slavery, segregation, civil rights and the drug war. After two year absence from public view Abraham Lincoln is original emancipation proclamation will be on display in the gallery during the president s day weekend. Do not miss this rare opportunity to see the original emancipation proclamation. The document will be made available for viewing on october 17, 18 and 19 between the hours of 10 and 530 each day. To learn more about these in our programs and exhibits consult our calendar of events online archives. Gov. There is a table outside where you can sign up to receive email updates. Another way to get involved in the Na
In our era of furious certainties, when we are daily urged to know the world in absolutes, poetry offers us a much-needed space to be uncertain and to change our minds, argues Tess Taylor.
Journalist, teacher, and playwright Tess Taylor is the author of five poetry collections and the editor of Leaning Toward Light (Storey, 2023). She’s been drawn to Ireland’s literary contributions and green landscapes since she was in college, reading the works of such writers as Eavan Boland, Seamus Heaney, and Brian Friel.
The Republican candidate’s odds of victory in November stand to be swayed by the decisions of judges and jurors in New York and Washington. In the Art Deco criminal courthouse in Manhattan, prosecutors started methodically building a case against Trump while the conservative justices in the US Supreme Court’s marble-walled chamber seemed inclined to give the former president some support for his immunity argument.
Against a tide of weariness, I have two pieces of advice on this Earth Day, embedded in National Poetry Month: start a garden, and read or write a poem, writes Tess Taylor.