Joshua Bennett

Joshua Bennett is a professor of English at Dartmouth College. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Owed and The Sobbing School, as well as a book of criticism, Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man.

The Gift of Slam Poetry

The Gift of Slam Poetry The Gift of Slam Poetry

A short history of a misunderstood literary genre and the world it created.

Apr 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Bennett

The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar

The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar

His intimate new album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers lifts a mirror to his listeners.

Jun 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Bennett

America Will Be

America Will Be America Will Be

after Langston Hughes I am now at the age where my father calls me brother when we say goodbye. Take care of yourself, brother, he whispers a half beat before we hang up the phone,…

Feb 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Bennett

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