Tag Archives: "Prospective Immigrants Please Note"

The Decision to Stay or to Leave

By Robin Bates | Published: March 7, 2022

To leave Ukraine or stay in it: these poems grapple with such a dilemma.

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Adrienne Rich Keeps Immigrants Human

By Robin Bates | Published: November 5, 2018

Adrienne Rich uses poetry to keep immigrants human, which is essential under Trump.

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Our New Poet Laureate

By Robin Bates | Published: July 7, 2010

W. S. Merwin  A very fine poet, W. S. Merwin, has been named our new poet laureate. Because he was a friend of my former colleague Lucille Clifton, I was able to meet Merwin when he visited St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He lives in Hawaii and has been working hard to preserve their rain […]

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