Thursday, December 7, 2023

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palm tree and bat logo

Sundaze: The bat logo and the palm tree

Poetry Second Palm Tree by Wesley Tinga I look outside my window and behold Palm trees in the distant land Where land enjoys harmony with the sky Yonder the majestic landscape The...

In defense of Earth: Governments decay life

Defense of Earth by James Coburn Land grabbers of sacred earth, purity contaminated by lustful greed. Beauty defiled. Eighty-five percent of Bears Ears public land about to open for consumption...
Zimbabwe

From Zimbabwe: ‘A hunger for shared experiences’

(Editor's note: The following three poems are written by Ndaba Sibanda of Zimbabwe.) How They Received Him He was moving from door to door, asking citizens to give...
Nigerian poet

Nigerian poet offers up two short pieces

A Slap on Revolution by Nelson Vincent Ayomitunde When we raise our hands in resilience We are battered down in disdain When we raise our eyes against decadence We...
Mogadishu

Sundaze: Reporting live from Mogadishu

Reporting from Mogaadishuuuuu… By Kariuki wa Nyamu  Grenades are hurled! Bullets meet bullets, in human raids and sink deep into flesh, as rifles take final assault! Men perish...
Starry Night

Poetry: Starry night of the great fire & The final seder

Starry Night of the Great Fire by Derek Geiger Chattel ride a ferrous horse Off to their ash-filled commune To forge axes for the norse As they march to...
The dancing shadows

The dancing shadows: ‘All we hear is … silence’

The Dancing Shadows by Nelson Vincent It's the party of spirits Where I see One foot; Another foot the one complementing another Left, Right, Forward, Backward Rhythmical... These shadows are dancing The drums reel...
progress

We champion ‘progress,’ yet new walls rise as the old fall

Progress is such an interesting word. It is supposed to have a positive meaning. Sometimes, it does. For example, imagine your child working with...
American destruction

American Destruction: Their war and the wall

American Destruction by Daryl Ross Halencak Before the end of the year, their war and the Wall will cleanse middle-class budgets. And the power brokers said: Those blue...
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CreativeMornings offers free inspirational talks (and breakfast)

Today’s Brooklyn has become an “intoxicating blend of energy, international dynamism, influence and street culture,” so it’s no surprise that it was the place...

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