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 […]
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 […]
In addition to her work as a journalist, radio personality and television host and producer Kiilu has written hundreds of letters to political prisoners. She also uses her disability to spur her to activism rather than excuse her from continuing to struggle. ************ Letter writing was once considered a literary […]
Kiilu Nyasha is one of my sheroes. She became politically aware as a youth and has been an active member of the struggle to bring human rights and dignity to all people. What is especially impressive about her struggle is that a significant amount of her revolutionary activism has been accomplished as a disabled […]
Struggling to write one day last week my mind found myself thinking of a Jayne Cortez poem, “You Know:” “You know I sure would like to write a blues you know a nice long blues you know a […]
