Guest
Lorna Goodison is one of the Caribbean s most distinguished contemporary poets. Her work appears in
the Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces and her many honors include the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, Americas Region. She is the author of numerous books of poetry, including
Supplying Salt and Light,
Controlling the Silver,
Transcript
Pádraig Ó Tuama: My name is Pádraig Ó Tuama, and one of the things I love about poetry is reading poetry from different parts of the world. So often, the so-called canon highlights poets, often male poets, from just one part of the world or just a few. But I wanted to read poems about the world that were written from the point of view of the people who lived through them, not just the people who were from the countries that colonized.
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McDowell County residents collect donated water during a water distribution at Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Bank on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Kimball, West Virginia.
“In Deep”: Small Town, Big Struggles
This week on
Inside Appalachia, we hear a radio documentary from the podcast “In Deep.” The show, which is produced by APM Reports, takes a look at the water infrastructure in Letcher County, Kentucky. The county is dependent on coal and is currently dealing with the consequences of failing water infrastructure.
Tackling The Issue From All Angles
In McDowell County, West Virginia, the pipes are so bad that many people don’t have running water at home. A local food bank is working with a California-based non-profit and the local utility company to bridge the water gap. They’re trying new technologies, repairing the old ones and setting up standalone systems.
Steenhuisen accepts Madikizela resignation with âsincere sense of sadnessâ
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DA leader John Steenhuisen says he has officially accepted the resignation of Bonginkosi Madikizela as the party s Western Cape leader as well as Transport and Public Works MEC.
In a letter written to Madikizela, Steenhuisen says while he acknowledges his decision to quit both positions, he does so with a sincere sense of sadness . You have performed well excellently in your various roles in leadership as well as government. You have made a significant impact in improving the lives of residents in the Western Cape, Steenhuisen wrote.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Five privately held Israeli-founded companies in California have reached or surpassed a $1 billion valuation in 2021, boosting the state s nation-leading unicorn count to 22, according to the
United States – Israel Business Alliance. Each of these 22 companies has at least one Israeli founder and maintains its global or U.S. headquarters in California. California continues to attract many of the best and brightest innovators in the world, USIBA president Aaron Kaplowitz said. We re seeing today a new generation of Israeli entrepreneurs contribute to northern California s innovation ecosystem and benefit from a deep bench of venture capitalists.
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