Anne Sexton, from A Self-Portrait in Letters
Sonia Sulaiman, from Muneera and the Moon: Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore; “Muneera and the Moon”
and let the history books name joe biden, rishi sunak, justin trudeau, emmanuel macron, ursula von der leyen and every other world leader who did not step in to prevent the genocide of palestine as cold-blooded murderers. may they face a shred of the immeasurable pain and suffering they allowed to be committed against 2.2. million innocent lives.
Deborah DeWit (American, b.1956), Making Beds, 2010, Pastel
snoopy image of the day
kate bush - watching you without me
that james baldwin quote where he says, “it took many years of vomiting up all the filth i’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before i was able to walk on the earth as though i had a right to be here.”
Ada Limón, from “Invasive”, The Hurting Kind
Why didn't you visit me until now?
“i’m so tired of trying to say things to people and having them not listen ... i just simply will not talk to you unless i think you’re listening to me. i just simply won’t - i can’t.”
Fiona Apple - Sessions at West 54th (Live in New York, 1997)
A scene from a road trip through the American Northwest, 1960.
J.R. Eyerman The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
Cynthia Dewi Oka, from “Siege: In Response to the Man Who Asked Me, “Where Is the Courage in Your Poetry?”
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