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An ICE Raid in Iowa City and the Real ‘Enemy From Within’
The Trumpian politics of "us against them" is not only turning neighbor against neighbor, it will eventually take a massive toll on local, state, and…
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Nearer
A poem for my oldest brother, Steven Thomas Judge (1959-2013), who suffered, lived, and loved with schizophrenia for 34 brave and beautiful years.
Sep 23
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Red Danielson: Painting Kurt Vonnegut
I look into your shadows, Kurt. I am blessed by everything I see.
Sep 18
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There Is No America
A poem for Kevin Joe Eldridge
Sep 13
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How They Erased the Writing on the Wall
This September 11th, TFP revisits Ground Zero's signing wall, where people came to say, “I was here. I remember.”
Sep 10
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Salvages
After the song by The Bad Plus
Sep 7
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Douglas McCollam: ‘New Orleans needs you now’
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall, TFP revisits a masterful piece by a dear friend and lifelong New Orleanian.
Sep 5
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The Value of a Coach
With just two words, "I know," Coach Lenius allowed me to surrender; he eased my rage and allowed me to grieve.
Aug 30
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Scott Samuelson: What Vermeer’s Love Letters Say
A fellow traveler in an airport café reveals the secret of our fascination with the great Dutch master's paintings.
Aug 26
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Poem to the Mummified Remains of a Chinchorro Mother and Child
The people who produce the poet are not responsible to him: he is responsible to them. — James Baldwin
Aug 16
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