Tag Archives: Andrea Doray

We must always take sides, By Andrea Doray

Posted on July 4, 2019 by admin

“You can’t write about character and the human condition and be apolitical … that’s not the kind of world we’ve ever lived in.” — Sam Hamill, in a 2006 Poetry Foundation interview. The world lost a powerful voice last year … Continue reading →

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On Empathy, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on November 17, 2017 by admin

  Empathy unites the hopes and dreams of humanity by Andrea W. Doray One Friday night recently, I was in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Ukraine. I smelled the jasmine and heard the mourning doves of Syria. I savored lunch in Afghanistan. … Continue reading →

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Self-Compassion, A Bridge To Understanding, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on March 6, 2017 by admin

  President’s Corner: Self-Compassion, A Bridge To Understanding by Andrea W. Doray In December 2016, the Dalai Lama spoke during the Emory-Tibet Symposium of Scholars and Scientists at the Drepung Monastic University in India. According to Atlanta-based Emory University, “the … Continue reading →

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Bearing Witness, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin

Bearing Witness, On The Birthday of Eva Levine by Andrea W. Doray Last week, July 6, was Eva Levine’s birthday…July 6, 1916, to be exact, and I am writing here to commemorate this day. She was the second daughter of … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Funeral, A Review by Robert Kostuck

Posted on January 1, 2014 by admin

MY MOTHER’S FUNERAL by Adriana Páramo CavanKerry Press, 2013, 258 pp., $21.00, ISBN 1-933880-39-2 A Review, by Robert Kostuck In My Mother’s Funeral, Adriana Páramo slips between her mother Carmen’s life before children, her own childhood memories, and the present—wake, … Continue reading →

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Weary of a Violent Vocabulary, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

This spring, Writing for Peace looks at gun violence, as well as violence against women and other issues of women’s equality. Weary of a Violent Vocabulary by Andrea W. Doray  The other day, the building where I was working was … Continue reading →

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Every Month is Women’s History Month, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on March 30, 2013 by admin

 Every Month is Women’s History Month by Andrea W. Doray When I was little, yet old enough to start questioning the order of things, I asked my parents why we had a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day, but no … Continue reading →

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International Day of the Girl, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

Without Us, the International Day of the Girl is Just an Ideal  Andrea W. Doray  October 11 this year was the first “International Day of the Girl.” Two days before that, 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai was shot in the head in … Continue reading →

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Mourning the Loss of Voices for Peace, by Andrea W. Doray

Posted on September 25, 2012 by admin

 Mourning the Loss of Voices for Peace  by Andrea W. Doray You may not know who Wislawa Szymborska was, but you might know who Carlos Fuentes was. Szymborska and Fuentes are two of the most influential authors of our time, … Continue reading →

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