Category: Poetry
Art and poetry are powerful tools in the fight for equality, social justice, and peace
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Contemporary Poetry – No Rage – The Digital Dumbing Down
News items change hour by hour, human disaster stories no longer captivate for more than mere moments. Outrage at human suffering is lacking which made me think of Dylan Tomas’s poem and inspired me to write this piece of contemporary poetry. No Rage – The Digital Dumbing Down Bad news, sad news / still no…
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Scrolling – An Experimental Ghazal
Ever wasted any time scrolling through social media pages and ended up wondering what could and should have been – meanwhile? This is my poem, my experimental ghazal about it. Experimental Ghazal Scrolling, I see blaring bling for one fleeting echo, pervasive poverty thereupon.Gold, coupled with exposed ribs, smooth skin and bodies cast aside, posted…
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Gig Economy – A Poem
Don’t work for content mills, it’s slave labour. The gig economy is a cold and cruel place for writers. To get the next assignment, writers across the globe compete in the race to the bottom. You’re better than that! I pitch, I failI pitch, I wintwo cents a word, not a dollar moreClock ticking, deadline…
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Short War Poem – Distant Killings
The decision to go to war is mostly taken by people far removed from its brutality. This is what I explore in my short war poem Distant Killings. Distant Killings No decree wanted tosanction the slaughterblindly complicitsanitised by silk suits andgold timepieces.In the distance,lifeless limbs garnishfallen cities.The howling of the slain bereftevaporates,short of viral vigour.Plain…
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Death of a Homeless Man on a Mild Night
According to Gardai, the body of a man with no fixed abode was found in the vicinity of St. Audoen’s Park in Dublin’s inner city on 6 November 2018. #MyNameis, #RaiseTheRoof #AskWhy The Night was mild,- and still you died. They say you refusedthe comfort of a shelterbed. The air in the parkwas crisp, not…
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The Broken Woman – Image Poems
The Broken Woman is a short series of image poems by Anita Alig, depicting the fragility and vulnerability of the broken women. Hard-Boiled Egg Miscarriage A Little Misunderstanding
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Policy Makers
The snail’s pace of policy making crushes with the deadly force of a fast-approaching freight train.
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Throw of the Dice – Social Justice Poem
The cards you’re dealt at birth impact on the life you’ll later enjoy. In this social justice poem, you’ll find that life deals an uneven hand. Baby Billy’s parents are well-to-do if slightly stressed and depressed. Baby Mary’s parents don’t know each other well enough to have a conversation. Baby Susan’s parents are well adjusted, tax-paying…
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Sweet Trivialities – Short Poem about Worrying
I worry about all kinds of silly things. Sometimes, worrying is like a hobby. I shouldn’t but I do. It’s only when real problems strike that I get things into perspective. Silly, isn’t it?! This is a short poem about worrying. Oh, how sweet it is to worry aboutthe dirt on the floor orhaving…