During April, National Poetry Month, we asked several JHU Press poets to reflect on their art. Brian Swann shares his thoughts and some selections from his latest collection, In Late Light. Guest post by Brian Swann The kind of poem that means the most to me begins in wonder. Something we might have seen a hundred times catches…
Guest post by George Bibel Air France Flight 447, which was lost in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, gives us some insight into why it has been so difficult to recover debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. In 2009, investigators were unable to find much debris from Flight 447, and many of the…
In honor of World Health Worker Week, we present an excerpt from an article by Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Louis Galambos and Tina Flores which originally appeared in the Huffington Post. Imagine having a stroke in a place where the nearest health facility is a two-hour walk away. And should you manage to find your way…
Guest post by Howard Youth April is a month when there’s no denying winter's retreat. Even if the thermometer dips below freezing, it rarely stays there for long. Days stretch longer, too. For local plants and animals and the wildlife enthusiasts who observe them, it's a very busy time. Washington, D.C. is a capital city…
As the national discussion on the availability of affordable health care for all continues, it seems only fitting that the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved celebrates its twenty-fifth volume. Founded at Meharry Medical College as part of the Institute on Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, the journal sought to provide…