- by Buff Whitman-Bradley
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| "Woman With Child & Calla Lilies" (oil) 24" by 30" by Renee Thompson. |
- Brooding about famine and endless war
- Environmental catastrophe and economic collapse
- I notice a young pregnant woman
- Her head held high
- Striding up the block like the whole brass band
- Following her big beautiful drum majorette of a belly
- Toward a future that I hope will be there
- To embrace her child
Buff Whitman-Bradley is the author of four books of poetry, b. eagle, poet; The Honey Philosophies; Realpolitik; and When Compasses Grow Old; and the chapbook, Everything Wakes Up! His poetry has appeared in many print and online journals. He is also co-editor, with Cynthia Whitman-Bradley and Sarah Lazare, of the book About Face: Military Resisters Turn Against War. He has co-produced/directed two documentary films, the award-winning Outside In (with Cynthia Whitman-Bradley) and Por Que Venimos (with the MIRC Film Collective). He lives in northern California.