Culture
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...
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 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...
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...
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: ‘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...
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: 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...
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...