a journal on the writer's role in society edited by esther altshul helfgott Contributors are invited to address the question: What is the writer's responsibility to self & society? |
Larry Ebersole is a West Coast poet whose work appears in "Am Here Forum", "Struggle", "Zambomba", "ZNet" and "Indymedia S.F". I value a poetry of witness and with Amnesty International/Puget Sound recently co-produced "Reflections for a Just Earth Day" which included the poetry of Ken Saro-Wiwa. I often like to dedicate my readings to the release of a political prisoner of conscience and am active with the Seattle International Human Rights Coalition. I do advocacy and support work in the not for profit sector in Seattle. |
Bombing They are bombing with 500 pound gravity bombs dropped from B52s at high altitude into a "kill box" then re-bombing with 15,000 pound fuel air explosives They are bombing with 5000 pound laser-guided pounders that burrow a cave-hole (hear the screams upon detonation) They are bombing with cruise missiles (lacking authority for nuclear winter warheads) They are bombing with cluster bombs filled with yellow bomblets exploding barbed wire fragments the color of humanitarian food packets (it's all for the children) They are bombing a nation's agriculture (so destruction will not grow) They are bombing Social Security and pension funds (health insurance for every generation's injuries and care) They are bombing away retraining programs for airline industry employees (for employment and art programs and worthwhile non-profit jobs helping hungry bewildered survivors tolerate the social contradictions) along with warm meals They are bombing to show bombing is wrong and terror is the norm (they are bombing a nation not a military threat) They are bombing human rights and international law (to promote alternatives to hijackings) They are bombing the Bill of Rights (to begin military tribunals and torture of mocha skinned suspects in secret detention with names longer than four letters) Who are they to order bombing (it feels like a coup) Who are they to bomb away the oceanic samba of civil society to bomb the poignant harvest an entire generation labors to articulate copyright2002 Larry Ebersole |
Larry Ebersole |
a journal on the writer's role in society edited by esther altshul helfgott Contributors are invited to address the question: What is the writer's responsibility to self & society? |
