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The Power of Poetry: Drew Dellinger's Poem in Congress

posted by Bien

04.26.09

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin quotes Drew Dellinger's poem, "hieroglyphic stairway," during Congressional hearings on climate change legislation. (April 24, 2009.)


What Can I Do?

posted by drew

11.26.08

 A clip from Drew's interview with the Global Oneness Project.


Preach Heaven Down

posted by drew

11.26.08

Footage from Drew's poetry performance at The Dream Reborn conference in Memphis, Tennessee, on the 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination, April 4, 2008. This poem, written in honor of Dr. King and all the heroes and "she-roes" of the Civil Rights Movement, uses language from the speeches of Dr. King.


The Total Thrust is Global Justice

posted by drew

11.26.08

Footage from Drew's poetry performance at The Dream Reborn conference in Memphis, Tennessee, on the 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination, April 4, 2008.


New Democracy

posted by drew

11.26.08

A clip from Drew's interview with the Global Oneness Project. 


Global Justice

posted by drew

11.26.08

A clip from Drew's interview with the Global Oneness Project.

 


A New Sense of Identity

posted by Bien

11.13.08

A clip from Drew's interview with the Global Oneness Project. (Someone along the line added subtitles.)

 


what people are saying about drew

"Drew Dellinger is a national treasure. His poems for global justice bring light to these leaden times, helping us to see and defend the beauty of our world. His spoken word performances are exquisite in their intelligence and artistry: Setting the political challenges we face within the grandeur of our unfolding universe, they ignite both our wonder and our will."
- Joanna Macy, author of Coming Back to Life

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