Poets’ voices are ringing out around the globe calling for people to see the truth of the genocide of Palestinians and the barbarism of the assault. Asking for reason and humaneness to be put in front. The esteemed poet laureate of Berkely, California, Rafael Jesús Gonzalez, whose work I love, […]
Over the last few weeks, I have heard to many people saying that the issue of Palestine is so complicated. I have had people think I am heartless because I was not tearing my hair out over the (false) reports of beheaded babies. What is complicated about occupation? What is […]
america, australia, palestine land, settlers, and genocide: america, australia and palestine 1. and the land was covered with trees pine to oak, maple to beech to redwoods stretching upwards for thousands of years and the first peoples were the only ones there to harvest the land’s bounty they nursed reeds […]
child hands and legs and memory do you remember holding your small child hand up to your father’s large comforting hand amazed at its size compared to your vine thin fingers? do you remember making fingers and palms Into church and steeple and then opening to see all the people? […]
I entered Grace cathedral on Saturday with its three-story high arched Anglican ceilings, its neon lit Jacob’s ladder, “Jacob’s Dream A Luminous Path” created by Grace Cathedral 2016 Artists’ in Residence, Benjamin Bergery and Jim Campbell along with traditional stained-glass windows and saint depictions, to sit in the quiet […]
HaÏti-Haitii? Philosophical Reflections for Mental Decolonization By Jean-Bertrand Aristide Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s book, HaÏti-Haitii? has strengthened my ideas about Haiti, colonialism, and his commitment to staying true in his struggle for Haitians true freedom. The book reads as a series of meditations and simple poems punctuated by blistering proverbs, as the […]
Have you seen the many video clips, “warning this is very graphic and may be disturbing to some,” played and replayed across your television set. Have you watched the deaths of, murders of black people splayed on the news- local, national, international. Below is my poetic response. When I first […]
I was born with the idea of peace in my heart, in my bones. I always turned from violence; school yard fights upset me, I could not watch, I could not encourage, I could not join. I did not, and do not, enjoy cinematic salutations to war. Oh, I could […]
I have been thinking about apologies lately. Amy Cooper, a white woman who called 911 in reaction to a Black man who requested that she follow park rules and put here dog on a leash. She indicated she was being harassed and was in fear of her life. Her […]
My new book has just been released. Well it will be July 31. From today July 28-30 folks can get a per-publication discount by following the link. Know ye that at the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to that part of the […]
