EXCLUSIVE: Steven Matthews, Author of the Must-Read ‘On Magnetism,’ Explains why Everyone Needs Poems, Even — or maybe especially — in High-Tech, Distracted Times
Steven Matthews, born in Colchester, UK, is a leading voice in contemporary poetry. He teaches in Oxford and Reading. In his new book, On Magnetism, he unites Romantic sensibility with an urgent timely focus. We are thrilled to introduce him as our first Poet Laureate, here at DailyClout. Just because we’re saving democracy …
A Referendum lets Mainers Decide on Investing $50 Million in Small Businesses: Do State-Funded Grants Offer a Model for other States?
A referendum on the issue of bonds in the state of Maine is to be held in June of 2017. Citizens of Maine will vote on the grant of $50 million on behalf of the state to two entities — the Maine Technology Institute and the Maine Venture Fund. If the referendum passes the …
Is the Definition of Terrorism Racist?
We all know what fear is these days. On Tuesday, May 22nd, twenty-two year old Salman Abedi brought a bomb to an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom. According to The Telegraph, this act resulted in “the worst terrorist attack in the UK since the deaths of 56 people in the 7/7 London …
Marijuana Mapping: Where is it Legal to Fire Up?
“Let me be clear,” stated Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly at the end of April, “[Marijuana] is a potentially dangerous gateway drug that frequently leads to the use of harder drugs.” Secretary Kelly made it apparent that, as a member of the Trump Administration, he would fight hard to keep marijuana an illegal drug. While to …
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Pushes for Museum of Women’s History
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