Revisiting a revolution through poetry

There are several narratives surrounding the American Revolution, a well-traveled and -documented series of events leading to the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the war that followed.

MIT philosopher Brad Skow is taking a new approach to telling this story: a collection of 47 poems about the former American colonies’ journey from England’s imposition of the Stamp Act in 1765 to the war for America’s independence that began in 1775. Click here to learn more.