Save Our Swifts: The Role of Chimneys in Swift Habitats
These days, chimneys tend to be a part of a home we don’t think much about. Chimneys are simply decorative, rather than functional and necessary parts of the home. But chimneys are actually a fundamental habitat for another creature that they weren’t originally designed for. Chimneys are a central part of the larger ecosystem for…
Review: IceHouse Tonight’s “Dogcatcher”
As national news outlets highlight the efforts of lawmakers to protect voting rights, artists and activists from Bethlehem’s IceHouse Tonight have created a thought-provoking virtual play that responds to these attacks on democratic processes and the racism that still shapes election and voting participation. The seven part series, called Dogcatcher, follows a small-town PA football…
Lehigh Valley Environmentalism and Equity in the Outdoors
The Lehigh Valley Sierra Club’s recent meeting was a workshop-style dialogue for Sierra Club members to consider equity in the outdoors.…
Save Our Swifts: Civic Development For the Birds
The swirling hurricane of thousands of tiny black birds plunging into the Masonic Temple chimney at the gateway to the southside…
Basement Poetry Presents: “BLK Rage Poem” by kiki nicole
*this poem was originally published in The Shade Journal “BLK Rage Poem” Lyrics: About kiki nicole: kiki nicole (they/them) is a…
Basement Poetry Presents: “What have you lost?” by Kevelis Matthews-Alvarado
“What have you lost?” Performance: “What have you lost?” Lyrics: “What have you lost” is not a question i ask myself on a daily…
Basement Poetry Presents: “Unite” by Baby the Poet
Live Performance of “Unite” “Unite” Lyrics Today I might make you Uncomfortable or feel away With some of the things Ive…
Basement Poetry Presents: “Black Lives Matter” by Zena Goodwin
“Black Lives Matter” Lyrics Whenever I state that “Black lives matter,” the words “All lives matter" get hurled back and they…
Basement Poetry Presents: “The Freedom Dream” by kiki nicole
Let me compare myself to my black ass self: -Thiahera Nurse “The Freedom Dream” There is a queerness to my survival—I…
Black Words, Black Voices, Black Magic, Black Matters Live Poetry Event
PC: Emma Ackermman On October 24th, Basement Poetry hosted a live poetry reading at Touchstone Theatre that Diedre Van Walters, the…