by Stephen Wing | Jan 1, 2026 | Blog
Besides its imaginative functions, political poetry plays another essential role usually considered the antithesis of imagination: documentation. The narrative we’ve been fed since childhood has been shaped by the patriotic whitewashing of textbooks and the hometown...
by Stephen Wing | Dec 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Poetry is an act of the imagination: not just imagination itself, but the act thereof. Poetry is imagination in action. But can poetry be activism? “Political poetry” is frequently dismissed as the practice of dragging poetry down to the level of politics – corrupt...
by Stephen Wing | Nov 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
History loves a bad joke – so wouldn’t it be hilarious if the straw that broke the camel’s back was a comic named Kimmel? Victories in the desperate rear-guard campaign to save our democracy are rare enough to be celebrated, even against a backdrop of National...
by Stephen Wing | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
1. Let All the Rookies Win! New Leaf Distributing Co., 1997 – Once again I’ve been asked to vote in a popularity contest called “Rookie of the Year.” I guess if I were a devotee of the popular religious cult called Sports, choosing one new...
by Stephen Wing | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the beginning was the forest. The Earth had gone through eons of dramatic change in order to grow a forest, but when humans first appeared on the scene, the African forest was home. And it was good: the forest provided everything they needed to live and raise...
