poetry
the bus to blunderville
December 3, 2014"bought the ticket in my hometown, all aboard for the shootin' place, won't see his hands up high, death in his eyes, tears runnin' down his mama's face..."
Read moreAmerican Grace
November 26, 2014"Remember those who grew this food, who picked and packed, who shipped and sold..."
Read moreVeterans Day sonnet: “Anthem for Doomed Youth”
November 10, 2014What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Read more“Free Radical Bluz”
October 31, 2014"To my fellow workers going it alone, who square off with bosses but just get skinned right down to the bone..."
Read moreToday in labor history: Birth of poet Dylan Thomas
October 27, 2014Some of Thomas's poems have entered the canon of poetry in the English language. His "Do not go gentle into that good night" has become almost a popular saying.
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