Mayor Bass starts the quest for a new city poet laureate
Los Angeles Seeks New Poet Laureate Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has started the search for the city’s next poet laureate. However, she’s not just considering any input; she has particular requirements for this role, which includes a stipend of $10,000. The chosen laureate will act as a “cultural ambassador.” According to the job description, […]
Media Continues to Praise ‘Mother of 3’ and ‘Poet’ Who Targeted ICE Officer with SUV
A leftist activist accelerated in a large SUV towards federal law enforcement officers and has been referred to as a “venerable martyr” on CNN, which some see as a far-left platform that promotes conspiracy theories and incites political violence. “A mother of three who enjoyed singing and writing poetry was shot and killed by ICE […]
Footage Shows ‘Poet’ Attempting to Run Over ICE Agent
A video captured by an ICE agent highlights the moments leading up to the shooting of a left-wing activist in Minneapolis, asserting that Renee Goode deliberately drove her SUV at the officer. In the footage, the ICE officer calmly gets out of his vehicle and approaches Goode’s maroon SUV, which she was using to block […]
Son of well-known Iranian American poet detained in NJ related to Michigan ISIS terror scheme.
Arrest in Alleged Terrorist Plot Involving ISIS The son of well-known Iranian-American poet Roger Sedarat has been detained in Montclair, New Jersey, related to a suspected ISIS-inspired terrorist plan that was exposed in Michigan last week, according to law enforcement officials. Authorities allege that this plot, discovered in Detroit, aimed to imitate the 2015 ISIS […]
Nigerian Poet Who Identified as ‘Gender-Fluid’ Revealed to Be a White Man
Gender Fluid The Nigerian community has recently lost its most prominent poet. Instead of passing away, “they” have simply stepped back from public view. Aaron Barry, a 29-year-old writer, goes by several pseudonyms, including “Adele Nwankwo,” “Bh Fein,” and “Respect for Dirt Hogg Sauvage.” Barry identifies as white, male, and straight. Unfortunately, none of these […]
Poet Andrea Gibson, open about life, death, and identity, passes away at 49
Andrea Gibson passed away on Monday at the age of 49, leaving behind a legacy of poetry that navigated their four-year journey with gender identity, societal issues, and terminal ovarian cancer. The announcement of Gibson’s death came from their wife, Megan Falley. The couple is prominently featured in the documentary “Come See See in The […]
Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha Earns a Pulitzer Prize
Mosab Abu Toha Wins Pulitzer Prize Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his poignant essay featured in New Yorker. The piece reflects on the emotional and physical toll of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Announced on Monday, the recognition highlights the Pulitzer Committee’s focus on essays that […]
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha awarded Pulitzer Prize for commentary | Pulitzer Prize
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha has been honored as one of this year’s Pulitzer Prize recipients. He received the award for a series of essays published in The New Yorker that aimed to illustrate the lives and struggles of Palestinians in Gaza. “I just won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary,” he shared on X. In […]
NYC street poet gave up teaching to chase his dream: ‘Thankful every day’
Shana Roark is a poet—and she’s always been aware of it. This New York public school teacher chose to leave her job to chase her dream of being a poet. Now, she creates poems for strangers as they stroll through the city. At just 26, Roark has set up shop with a vintage 1969 Olivetti […]
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project review – electric film about radical thinker and poet | Movies
nBestselling American poet and civil rights activist Ikki Giovanni was on fire in the 1960s. Completed before her death in December, the documentary watched Giovanni in the late '70s and promoted the sold-out release. On stage, she recites poems about love, race, and gender, while at the same time as a stand-up comedian, she erupts […]