Alek and Doug return from yet another involuntary hiatus to chat with Rock Island, Illinois native and Creative Aubrey "Aubs." Barnes. The trio talks about Aubrey's latest published work "it is Written. it is Good.", their hip-hop and rap influences, mental health, education, open mics, rap battles, and antiracism.
WSV's Aundrea Sayrie celebrates the work of Shel Silverstein, and laments the banning of books at the expense of art and expression. "At times art is shocking, sometimes commemorative, sometimes controversial, still other times uncomfortable. That is the point of art."
WSV’s Madison “Mocha” Hunter shares a powerful piece she penned titled “Fannie Lou Hamer: Appropriating Nikki Giovanni’s Rosa Parks.”
In this piece, WSV's Debbie Allen digs into the feelings and emotions that inspire her work, and offers a poem she penned titled "The Brilliance of Her Art."
In honor of National Poetry Month, WSV's Aundrea Sayrie shares a poem she hasn't finished and maybe never will.
The following poem was submitted by a Weekly Witness for Peace participant at the conclusion of the *culture is not optional event series held at The Huss Project in Three Rivers.
This week is Banned Book Week, and both Lowry’s Books and More and the Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL) are recognizing its significance. Banned Books Week serves to bring attention to the cause of fighting censorship.
"All Lives Matter" is a poem written by Three Rivers native Torrey Brown about the hypocrisy of detractors of the Black Lives Matter movement.
A poem titled "Learning to Fly" by Nancy A. Boyd.
"Sacred Space" is an excerpt from "Breathe" a chapbook by Aundrea Sayrie.
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