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It goes on one at a time,
it starts when you care to act,
it starts when you do it again after they said no,
it starts when you say we and know who you mean,
and each day you mean one more.

Marge Piercy

Poetry

Five Ways Of Thinking About Society and Politics

4 March 2023 / 303

FIVE WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT SOCIETY & POLITICS by David Betteridge, with drawing above by Bob Starrett Three of the five ways of thinking expressed beloware overly... Continue reading

David Betteridge

Poetry

Punches Full of Peace and Phones Full of Tomorrows: Two poems by Fred Voss

11 February 2023 / 279

Punches Full of Peace by Fred Voss Fist-knockshave replaced handshakesin this machine shopinstead of squeezing palms we hold out fistsand bump knuckles in the airbetween usI guess... Continue reading

Fred Voss

Poetry

Capital

1 February 2023 / 323

níl súil ina cheanndhá pholl dhú’ ag stánadh orainnníl aon anam ann géaga leata mar bhultúr chun barróg a bhreith orainn look, he has no eyesjust two... Continue reading

Gabriel Rosenstock

Poetry

We Are Here To Stay: Poems by Tawfiq Zayyad

25 January 2023 / 312

At the start of 2023, the state of Israel installed a new government. This new ultranationalist religious cabinet included Itamar Ben-Gvir, a lawyer who had already established... Continue reading

Nick Moss

Poetry

If….

22 January 2023 / 323

If by Martin Rowson If you can keep your head when all about youAre telling you its contents don’t inspire;If you can trust yourself when all men... Continue reading

Martin Rowson

Poetry

Subtracted

10 January 2023 / 454

Subtracted by Dee Allen, with image from the Black and Missing Foundation Sisters aren’t valuedIn this world of oursSeen nowhere on the streetsNot the hospitals, malls or... Continue reading

Dee Allen

Poetry

Jesus Comes to the Christmas Parade

31 December 2022 / 319

Jesus Comes to the Christmas Parade by Rebecca Lowe Jesus came to the Christmas parade,strangely incongruous amongstall the dancing reindeer and artificial snow,almost apologetic, shuffling forwardin his... Continue reading

Rebecca Lowe

Poetry

Why don’t we all have a share? Three bilingual tanka inspired by Jack Kerouac

31 December 2022 / 334

Three Bilingual Tanka by Gabriel Rosenstock Kerouac 1 was written in response to a seldom-cited socialist manifesto by Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), novelist and haiku master: Shorter hours... Continue reading

Gabriel Rosenstock

Poetry

Christmas poetry round-up, 2022

24 December 2022 / 343

Fran Lock unleashes her annual round-up of outstanding poetry collections; image above by Imtiaz Dharker So here it is, “merry” Christmas? Or not. Not a lot to... Continue reading

Fran Lock

Poetry

In solidarity with the people: Plain and Simple

9 December 2022 / 298

IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE! Plain and Simple by Bob Beagrie “The great who trod our fathers down,Who steal our children’s bread,Whose hands of greed are stretched... Continue reading

Bob Beagrie