Category Archives: News

POEM: A Mazing Grays — Owed to Racist Color Blindness

During the Republican primary election, we are in the racist shit, more than usual. In Republic can due fashion, in a run away of endemic white supremacy, we hear of our civil war as only peripherally related to slavery, and … Continue reading

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POEM: Drowning in Technological Solutions — Owed to Novelty and Debt

I strongly suspect that our impulse to seek technological solutions to virtually every human problem in lieu of applying ancient wisdom acquired through millennia of human experience will be our undoing. This is worsened by our apparent addiction to manufactured … Continue reading

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POEM: Oh Israel, Unequivocally State Fallowed Script Her

I have always admired the Torah and Old Testament perpetual reminders of “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage,” and the precept, “You shall not oppress … Continue reading

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Compassion Dusted

U.S. President Joe Biden has billed an image of a compassionate man. With the demonization of Palestinians and the full-throated backing of genocide in Gaza, any image as a compassionate is bankrupt. Compassion Dusted Thinking it’s just Biden time For … Continue reading

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POEM: In Hospitable Missive

This poem was inspired by Israel’s official denial of any responsibility in the missile attack on a Palestinian hospital which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of patients, health care workers, and refugees desperately seeking what was hoped to be … Continue reading

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POEM: Base Squared

One of my recent pet peeves is cable TV news in what seems to be am over-focus on Donald Trump, to the exclusion of the rest of the many intriguing and important things going on in the world. Ironically, these … Continue reading

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POEM: Five Cops – a Plea

I am heartened to see the DOJ open a federal civil rights investigation into the murder of Tyree Nichols in Memphis months ago. Five Cops – a Plea Five police officers Killed Tyree Nichols In Memphis Making traffic stop And … Continue reading

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POEM: A Seventh Generation Fuel

This poem is a tip of the hat to indigenous peoples’ supremely wise practice of considering every decision in the light of how it will affect people seven generations down the road. I wrote this during the dark of the … Continue reading

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POEM: Chicken Factory of Death

Today, news hit of a child dying from an industrial accident in a chicken industry where child labor is supposedly illegal. This poem goes out to Duvan Tomas Perez and our chicken body politic: Chicken Factory of Death A child … Continue reading

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POEM: The N Times? An Ode Too AI

Here is a poem a bout AI, artificial intelligence. This is a poem with ATTITUDE!  Today’s news included this: Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission. With this poem, I throw down the gauntlet to … Continue reading

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POEM: Passing On Death

The massacre of 11 congregants at Tree of Life synagogue was the worst anti-Semitic hate crime in modern America. Today, a jury decided that the convicted Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter is eligible for the death penalty.  The trial will now … Continue reading

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POEM: Family Photo Finish

When NATO gathered today to pronounce the initiation rituals and well-titrated accosts for Ukraine to join “the family,” I couldn’t help but feel that there was a little too much cheer leading the ordinariness of military buildups. To that a … Continue reading

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POEM: Mother Earth Riffed

I have literally cried for daze with wildfire smoke in my eyes. I pine for the daze where the earth on fire was largely a metaphor. This poem was delivered from purgatory. Mother Earth Riffed We live (sic) In a … Continue reading

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POEM: Don’t Buy Colorblind Just U.S.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court banned using race as a consideration in college admissions. I’d like to take them to school with this poem: Don’t Buy Colorblind Just U.S. The people have been herd It has been dictated In black … Continue reading

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POEM: Anchoring Our Humanity

At the time of publication of this poem the five souls lost in Horizon’s Titan submersible have not been found or rescued. Anchoring Our Humanity An other deep see adventure On the Horizon Look out A sentry after One Titanic … Continue reading

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POEM: Dead Beat Nation – Owed to Whose Default It Is

I wrote this poem a bout the perennial federal hostage taking and ransom demands by Republicans around raising the debt ceiling whenever they don’t have full control. This running over the country and rerunning over the country is unique to … Continue reading

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POEM: Biden Our Time: Owed to Hostage Negotiations

For those of US not quiet happy a bout a ledged successful debt ceiling limit hostage negotiations, here is a poem for just that occasion: Biden Our Time: Owed to Hostage Negotiations How great thou art Of compromise In a … Continue reading

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POEM: Royally Backwards: Owed to Chuck the King

This is my attempt to chuck the news about the coronation of King Chuck III: Royally Backwards: Owed to Chuck the King Sitting on my throne Perusing many subjects before me It curred to me King Charles may not be … Continue reading

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FREE POSTER: There Are QUEENS and There Are QUEENS – I Prefer The FORMER

This free poster is my marking of the death of Queen Elizabeth. This FREE POSTER: There Are QUEENS and There Are QUEENS – I Prefer The FORMER is a LGBTQ pride poster as well as an anti-monarchy poster. In case … Continue reading

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FREE POSTER: Scientists have narrowed down the origin of the COVFEFE-19 virus to either a raccoon virus or Oompa-Loompa virus

Please enjoy this FREE anti-Trump POSTER: Scientists have narrowed down the origin of the COVFEFE-19 virus to either a raccoon virus or Oompa-Loompa virus.

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