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Nothing Has Changed
I first posted this poem here at Flowers for Socrates in 2015. Cataracts of blood have been spilled since then, and still, nothing has changed. Move on, nothing to see here – just another mass murder in America. To read … Continue reading
A Poem for the Birthday of Lars Gustafsson
Lars Gustafsson(1936 –2016) was born in Västerås, Sweden on May 17. A Swedish poet, novelist, and scholar, he published his first novel in 1959, and his first poetry collection the following year. Some of his poetry collections have been published … Continue reading
Truth is More Powerful than Hate
Yesterday, a member of the Michigan state senate gave a speech which struck right at the hate-filled heart of right-wing extremism and deception. Her name is Mallory McMorrow – it’s a name worth remembering, because I’m hoping she will soon … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abuse, Democracy, Government, Heroism, Michigan, Politics, Social Justice, State Government, United States
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Russian Oligarchy: Voyage of the Damned
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) pen name of the Russian poet Anna Andreyevna Gorenko, who was born in Odessa, to a Ukrainian naval engineer and a mother descended from Russian nobility. She married poet Niklay Gumilev in 1910, … Continue reading
Posted in Oligarchy, Poetry, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged Anna Akhmatova, Irene Fowler, Russian Oligarchy: Voyage of the Damned, Totalitarian Repression
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The Colour of Civilization
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Tyranny will make an entire population into readers of poetry.” –Joseph Brodsky Part Of Speech by Joseph Brodsky …and when “the future” is uttered, swarms of mice rush out of the Russian language and gnaw a piece of … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged Invasion, Irene Fowler, Joseph Brodsky, Part of Speech, The Colour of Civilization
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Putin’s War Room
by Irene Fowler, Contributor “The International Criminal Court has now launched an investigation into actions in Ukraine at the request of 39 countries. This is an important step in the global condemnation of the Russian invasion. “Individual states, the European … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Ukraine, War
Tagged International Criminal Court, Irene Fowler, Putin's War Room
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Putin: The Bloody Tyrant
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Putin began a war against Ukraine, and against the entire democratic world. He wants to destroy our country, and everything we have been building. But we know the strength of the Ukrainian people.” – Volodymyr Zelensky, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Ukraine, War
Tagged Irene Fowler, Joe Biden, Putin The Bloody Tyrant, Volodymyr Zelensky
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A Black Woman SCOTUS Justice – UPDATED
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The argument has been vociferously advanced against limiting the appointment of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, to a qualified pool of black women, since they comprise about 7% of the population. This is my response. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Poetry, SCOTUS, United States
Tagged Biden Supreme Court nominee, Black Woman SCOTUS Justice, Irene Fowler, Racism, Sexism
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TCS: A Third Act at New Years
Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment.____________________________ Experience is the only … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop, United States
Tagged 2022, A Third Act at New Years, Alphonse de Lamartine, Global pandemic, Nona Blyth Cloud
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