Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 1
“Burdensome Proof,” Mary Susan Gast “’Freezing Rain’ Ahead,” Democracy Now “Ice Storms,” Johanna Ely.”
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 6
“What the World Needs Now is Poetry,” Nala Brock “People Remember,” David Hudnall, Kansas City Star “Eye of the Beholder,” Susan Lawson
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 8
“Sierra Answered,” Joanne Jagoda “Under a Fascist Regime,” Claire J. Baker “Hope Against the Present,” Walter Brueggemann “Hope in the Present,” Mary Susan Gast
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 13
“Enough,” Ilean Baltodano “Superbowl Halftime Show” “Border Crossings,” Mary Susan Gast
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 15
“Frederick Douglass’ Birthday,” Mary Susan Gast “Know Nothing Party,” Allan Anthony
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 20
“Somebody,” Rev. Jesse Jackson “Ash Wednesday Prayer,” Mary Susan Gast “A Bowl Drawn of Words,” Mary DeShaw, inspired by Mary Oliver
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 22
“Whose Flag Is It Now?” Beth Tarpley “Ramadan Lantern,” Anwer Ghani
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – February 27
“The National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Linda Youngblood Wright “Psalms Intertwined,” Psalm 95, James Weldon Johnson