May 1977 Issue [Article] The new poetry Download PDF Adjust Share by E.L. Doctorow, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Political persecution Political poetry More from E.L. Doctorow Rag Time From a May 23 commencement address delivered at Hofstra University by E. L. Doctorow. Doctorow’s assertion that Saddam Hussein possessed no weapons of mass destruction provoked the audience to such… Standards How great songs name us Adjust Share