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Introducing the Longette: a new poetic form — and a call to action!
The longette is a new, long-short form of poetry, developed by Catherin J Pascal Dunk, in collaboration with Elly Belfort-Mattos and with inspiration from Karuna Mistry. For a longette: A sample longette is available on Wordflowerpoetry.com. There will be an Annual Longette Cooperatition, with some worthy poems announced and promoted on 13 December each year:…
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Hotel Children: Autobiographical Poetry as Political Advocacy in Post-2020 America [a reblog]
Hotel ChildrenIn a world of screens and flashing lights,Where news is tainted with deceptive bites,They weave a tale of hate and despair,Dividing us, creating a chasm, unfair.Propaganda whispers, “You hate me, I hate you,”But deep within, we know it’s not true.They peddle lies, hiding truths from our sight,Keeping us apart, consumed by fear’s blight.What secrets…
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Stories for Peace
A project by Elijah Astute and the children of Nakivale, with Luca Luigi Ashieri and Catherin J Pascal Dunk The Stories for Peace project aims to give a voice to the children and youth who have fled war and are living in the Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda. This will be done through the publication…
ABCC, ABCC Nakivale, activism, africa, books, competition, diverse voices, donation, donations, east africa, elijah astute, go green, gofundme, GoGreen, healing, history, kids, listen, Luca Luigi Ashieri, nakivale, Nakivale Refugee Camp, politics, refugees, trauma, uganda, voices, war, writing, youth -
Liberation through Direct Action: An Interview with Emma-Louise Battante
when i think of direct action, i always think in terms of how direct the effect is to preserve life
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