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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…
children, class, economics, hotel children, income gap, kids, middle class, poem, poems, poetry, poor, poverty, rich, rich people, salie, salie davis, sarah b royal, usa, wealth, wealth gap, wopoli
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