Since the major news outlets in the US have given such scant coverage of the actual protesters and their message, I feel compelled to post this video and let them speak for themselves. With all the boogey-men of caliphates, and global socialist insurrections and other nonsense, it becomes very easy to rob the voice from people who've been cut off from the internet and isolated by their own government.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
From "Here, Bullet." Alice James Books, 2005
Sadiq
It is a condition of wisdom in the archer to be patient
because when the arrow leaves the bow, it returns no more.
-Sa'di
It should make you shake and sweat,
nightmare you, strand you in a desert
of irrevocable desolation, the consequences
seared into the vein, no matter what adreneline
feeds the muscle its courage, no matter
what god shines down on you, no matter
what crackling pain and anger
you carry in your fists, my friend,
it should break your heart to kill.
--Brian Turner
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Welcome
Hello, and welcome to "Poetic Versus." This is a blog that will be focusing on what I'd like to call "Conflict Poetry" -- poetry that is written in response to social issues like war, political struggle, civil unrest, and so on. We'll explore how poets respond to crises in the written word, profile the poets themselves, comment on larger social movements that inform "conflict poetry," and even look at things like rally chants and other uses of verse to solidify, inspire, or incite crowds.
In the coming days, I'll be posting poems and other articles, and all thoughtful commentary is welcomed!
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