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David Whyte: Live to the Point of Tears—Excerpt from the DVD “Live in San Francisco”

By David Whyte — 2009

Poet/Philosopher David Whyte arrives in San Francisco to speak at the historic Herbst Theater. In this engaging talk, David explores our ability to imagine what pulls us toward a far horizon, and shows how a close attention to the poet’s voice can help us, in turn, to discern our own.

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Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin

This work illuminates today's Black experience through the voices of transformative and powerful African American poets. Included in this volume are the poems of 43 African American wordsmiths, including Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Rita Dove, Natasha Tretheway, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Tracy K. Smith.

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