Since the last time I did a post on this blog, the U.S. has leapt into the flames of fascism and kleptocracy willingly, it appears. In the second month of 2025 we are witnessing a surge of policies and enactments in real time affecting not only the U.S. but Canada and other countries. And the…
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Ode to an Incomplete Poem
Today’s post is a poem I wrote after taking stock of the current situation; the inhuman destruction of Gaza and Lebanon, the destabilization of the region and indeed the world, the deadly embargo on Cuba, not even lifted for humanitarian purposes as the island is battered by blackouts, hurricanes and earthquakes, the de facto U.S….
Something More Than Force! Poetry and Humanity
Today’s post picks up where we left off, sharing the powerful and beautiful poetry of people’s varying resistances to annihilation. From the USA to Palestine, from Hawaii to Guatemala, these poems show us the common humanity we possess, though desperate efforts are being made to strip our commonalities away. These efforts are evident in trade…
Poetry for the Peeps! Citizen Heart
Today is my father’s birthday. Since he was a poet, translator, lover of, and professor of comparative literatures, it is fitting that he should be born in World Poetry Month. The poems and visual arts today are a tribute to him (Manabendra Bandyopadhyay, 1938-2020)). The poems below would have engaged him and certainly been part…
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…
Poets and Artists Against Occupation
Again I share the words and art of Palestinians. In this upside down world where to call an end to slaughter is to be silenced! More eloquently than I, the poets and visual artists I have been sharing, lay out the daily costs of expulsion, occupation and hope for liberation. “Don’t stop talking about Palestine”,…
Ear to the Ground 