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       presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

Monday, April 30, 2007

SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS

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by Carol Dorf The nineteen year old boy who needed a psych waiver to join the army, mans a checkpoint, organizes a team to storm a 14-year-o...
Sunday, April 29, 2007

PREAMBLE

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by Leigh Herrick I am sitting outside sometime past 10:00 pm with a candle and incense to help ward off mosquitoes. The electricity has been...
Friday, April 27, 2007

BRITAIN CRACKED WW2 SECRET DRESS CODE

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by Rochelle Ratner And to his young wife back in Leipzig, who loves to sew, he sends a sketch of the latest British fashions. Women in flowi...
Thursday, April 26, 2007

FRAUD SQUAD

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by Barbara A. Taylor truth lies and American wars friendly fire and fabricated heroes--- smokescreens Barbara A. Taylor is a regular reader...

CEO PAY HITS THE HEADLINES AGAIN

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by Joe Paddock Having worked up and down and round and about our economic spectrum, it’s come clear to me as any shining mansion on the hill...
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

THE CONVICT

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by Katherine West Banned saxophones From Castro’s Cuba Confiscated Violins From the Cultural Revolution Meet in secret With underground Poet...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

INSPECTION

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by Maureen Tolman Flannery They arrive unannounced speaking their officialese in your domain, review with suspicion your deficient credentia...
Monday, April 23, 2007

FEELING SORRY FOR THE PRESIDENTS

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by Paul Hostovsky I remember Nixon getting up in front of my mother and father in 1974 looking so earnest and guilty and apologetic that you...

THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE

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by Alan Catlin given the choice of voting for George Bush II and Satan I'd have to chose Satan At least you'd be able to swing a dea...
Sunday, April 22, 2007

FOR EARTH DAY

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by David Chorlton Today the rivers flex their muscles and the heart beneath the ice cap beats in steady rhythm. Great apes swing on vines su...

THE PUNCHBOWL

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by Beth Myerson-Jacobs Champagne punch glistened in the punchbowl that looked like half the wo...
Saturday, April 21, 2007

PEACE PRAYER

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by Mary Saracino Peace to children around the world of every hue and nation; peace to mothers who bring forth life and nurture us through so...
Friday, April 20, 2007

WW2 BOMB UNEARTHED BENEATH CAMEL ENCLOSURE AT HANOVER ZOO

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by Rochelle Ratner When the War ended their first thoughts were to protect themselves. Only a few bombs left, but they had to be hidden. Som...

COMFORT IN ADVANCED WEAPON SYSTEMS

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by Andrew Grossman At night, the army's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) fills the gap between the unguided Hydra-70 Rocket...
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