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POEM: Across the wilderness

A poem reflecting on the racial violence occurring across America, and its causes.

Waving weapons of brutality

Polluting purple mountain majesties

Raining white supremacist pathology

Pledging allegiance to inequality

Spreading hometown hysteria on O Beautiful America

Amber waves of intolerance across the wilderness

Crowns of hate on brotherhood

Mowing down star spangled civil liberties

Merchants of inhumanity planting seeds of indignity

Above the fruited plain

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On With the Dance: Poems about ballet

Poets have long been drawn to ballet, and not surprisingly, they write about their favorite dancers and ballet companies.

Barenaked Ladies will appear at Tanglewood on July 8 with Sugar Ray and Fastball

Archives of the Boston Symphony Orchestra contain no prior record of Barenaked Ladies appearing at Tanglewood or Symphony Hall.

PREVIEW: Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’ with Philip Lima and Noah Palmer at Trinity Church, Sunday, Feb. 16—CONCERT POSTPONED DUE TO STORM WARNINGS. TO BE RESCHEDULED.

The "Winterreise" cycle is considered one of the greatest achievements of classical song. It is revered for its emotional depth and poetic power.

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