poetry sometimes forgets about relationships

Poetry sometimes forgets about relationships. Because it tries to deal with too much abstraction. And in the end it’s the relationships which are so important. Especially in a world like today in which there is so much disaster and so much fragmentation. I think the notion of relationships ... is very very important. And in fact when you listen to our poets, it might be a good idea to discern who is aware of the importance of relationships and who is not. 

-- Kamau Brathwaite, as found on YouTube

npr story vipassana in an alabama maximum security prison

"I could see a significant decrease in behavioral problems"

"the program is not religious"

The exact method of meditation taught and practiced at this prison is also taught in about two hundred meditation centers around the world. Ten-day introductory courses are offered  at these places free of charge. There are about a dozen such centers in North America. For a complete world-wide list, visit www.dhamma.org.