Once again, as we enter the second year of an expanding genocide and are subject to increasing techno-fascism and the normalization of militarism, I seem to be unable to say any more than I and countless others have already said. This week’s blog perhaps subconsciously influenced by the upcoming U.S. election, features 3 U.S. poets….
Tag: anti-war
Poetry for the Peeps! Sharing Spirit, Sharing Solidarity
Today’s post shares the amazing resilience of the Palestinian people and their supporters around the world. . Although I sometimes find myself turning away from the incessant slaughter by the Israeli and U.S. governments I remember that it is a privilege to do so and I turn back to the brave young journalists who bring…
Questions of War
Kaushalya Bannerji March 2022 getting us ready?for a flag that is a lielike all flags? getting us ready?for a war that is a lielike all wars? getting us ready?to lovethe executioner more than ourslves? getting us ready?to watch agape and twisted,inside knowing there issome other way Questiones de Guerra, Kaushalya Bannerji, marzo 2022 preparándonos? por…
Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Blood: Poetry Against War
I didn’t think that yet another outbreak of war would be the only response in a world reeling from the impact of pre-existing wars and the covid19 pandemic. But here we are, in a bizarre lexicon of words and media where everything seems stripped of meaning and context, like a tsunami of global anomie. And because…
Ear to the Ground 