Billy Woodberry’s Documentary on the Poet Bob Kaufman
"One of the monstrous failings of American cinema is how it has neglected most of the best black filmmakers. Among the many careers that have been stifled is that of Billy Woodberry, whose first feature, the drama 'Bless Their Little Hearts' (streaming on Vimeo), was completed in 1983. His only feature in the nearly four decades since then is 'And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead,' a daring and accomplished documentary about the poet Bob Kaufman—which was completed in 2015."
via THE NEW YORKER |
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Resources for Supporting and Uplifting the Black Community
Showing Up For Racial Justice DC: "SURJ DC is a chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability. We work to connect people across the country while supporting and collaborating with local and national racial justice organizing efforts. SURJ provides a space to build relationships, skills, and political analysis to act for change."
Critical Resistance : "As an abolitionist organization, Critical Resistance supports abolitionist reforms to dismantle the systems of policing and works to create viable alternatives in our communities."
Minnesota Freedom Fund: "The Minnesota Freedom Fund pays criminal bail and immigration bond for those who cannot afford to as we seek to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing." |
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Poetry Daily stands with the Black community.
We oppose racism, oppression, and police brutality.
We will continue to amplify diverse voices in the poetry world.
Black Lives Matter. |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Shane McCrae on Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus"
"Yes—I did feel as if the top of my head had been taken off. I was desperately goth at the time, and those lines were the gothiest thing I had ever heard. And hearing them re-configured my ideas about what a poem could be. No roses! No violets! That day, I wrote eight poems. Thankfully, I don’t remember any of them—except the very first one." |
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