In Self-Portrait As Othello, Allen-Paisant draws a connection between Shakespeare’s Othello, a Moorish general who is often treated as an outsider in Venice, and the experiences of Black immigrants today. His poems move between Jamaica, Prague, Paris and Oxford among other places, and he weaves in lines of French, Jamaican patois, Italian and German. Read more
Tag: Poems
Let Us Now Praise Poetry
There’s strength in poetry — in seeking and establishing meaning in our world. Read more
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A Tiny Brontë Book, Lost for a Century, Resurfaces
A miniature book made by the 13-year-old Charlotte Brontë, to go on sale next month for $1.25 million, contains what may be her last unknown poems. Read more
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