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02/06/202002/08/2020

Roe v. Wade-related | Kathleen, by Daire Shaw

I went to take your picture, Kathleen In the old monastic city where you don’t rest Where your story was …

02/05/202002/08/2020

Roe v. Wade-related | Kali, by Daire Shaw

There is no word For the ordinary happening Of a uterine lining degrading Unused, again, this time Menses is Latin …

02/05/202002/20/2020

Roe v. Wade-related | Confidential: Open in Ten Years, by Nancy Jorgensen

Confidential: Open in Ten Years … 2020 To my grandson, Stanley—when you are older, This letter is about your mama. …

02/04/202002/08/2020

Speak as the Tree | To Be the Tree of Ténéré, by Harsh Ramchandani

I was inspired to write this poem after reading Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees. The book excellently brought to life the hidden processes trees use to stay alive. I felt The Tree of Ténéré, despite its quiet and solitary life, should once again be brought to life in a way that would reflect these processes.

02/04/202002/08/2020

Roe v. Wade-related | Cunt, by Daire Shaw

Instinctively I feel annoyed When I hear that word Flung at men like them Cheap vicious vapid men Vain shallow …

02/02/202002/15/2020

Erasure the Occupant #20 | Tweedling While Rome Burns, by Jay Mog

The text was found in “The Remedy for Mitch McConnell” by Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes on theatlantic.com. Image edited from a drawing by John Tenniel in “Alice Through the Looking Glass.”
Photo of McConnell by the AP. Photo of Graham by Erin Scott, Reuters.

01/25/202001/26/2020

Education | Curated from NPR

Story from NPR Politics, by Ari Shapiro and James Doubek. Image by Art Lien.

“A sketch of Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska during the impeachment trial of President Trump. “They seem to be … following along the arguments very closely,” says sketch artist Art Lien. Kisha Ravi/NPR”

01/24/202003/26/2020