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Jose Padua: A Free Jazz Solo for the New Wave Sky

a Saturday afternoon when summer was a deep blue heaven
I could crawl into with my hands waving in the air like long goodbyes
as soon as the sky turned dark

December 30, 2023 · 6 Comments

Jose Padua: These Rhymes Out to All the Nations

every day we stay alive is a reminder
that the universe is a thing of great natural beauty

May 3, 2023 · 8 Comments

Dudley Poston, Rogelio Sáenz: The US white majority will soon disappear forever

The white share of the U.S. population has been dropping, from a little under 90% in 1950 to 60% in 2018. It will likely drop below 50% in another 25 years.

June 12, 2019 · 3 Comments

Michael Simms: The Very American Poetry of Jose Padua

What are poets for in destitute times? — Hölderlin . Every poem is a subversive act. In an age when our senses are benumbed by competing media screaming for our … Continue reading

January 4, 2017 · 6 Comments

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