Observing in Ecatepec
July 26, 2012 | The experience of this election observer highlights the deficit of quality in Mexican democracy.
Articles by Sarah Browning
A Brief History of the Number Two
November 16, 2011 | A poem for the mother of a young man killed by a bomb in Israel.
Poets Stand Up
October 12, 2011 | On the Walk of Shame, poets visit the embassies of Burma, Yemen, and Turkmenistan to read aloud the poems that can't be read inside those countries.
Recreating Baghdad’s Lost Literary Street
June 28, 2011 | Al-Mutanabbi Street was once the center of literary life in Baghdad. A new project brings the street back to life.
Poets for Peace
December 14, 2009 | As the United States escalates the war in Afghanistan, poets speak out.
Hear This Hammer Ring
March 10, 2008 | Poets are coming to Washington to hammer home a message and hammer out a new poetic vision for America in the world.
Pens Not Swords
September 21, 2006 | Sarah Browning writes about how poets have used their distinctive voices to protest war, from the 5th century BC to the ongoing conflict in Iraq.