poetry gets political

August 7, 2008

Shi Tao, a Chinese poet and journalist, was arrested for an email he sent to pro-democracy websites in 2004. His poem “June,” … has been passed from one language to another in translation. This week I suggest you write a poem inspired by Shi Tao’s. Write your month.

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