Honoring Vida Dutton Scudder On Her Feast Day, October 10
We often think of Vida Dutton Scudder (1861-1954) as a young woman—a firebrand radical for social justice whose passions were fueled by her youthful idealism.
Joining with Immigrants in a Song of Hope
So begins Li-Young Lee’s poem about an immigrant family remembering their homeland. Such intimate aspects of the changes immigrants face lie hidden behind the overwhelming numbers reported in immigration statistics. Poems like these remind us that each number represents human