Further thoughts on the cultural labor of poetry and art. Not merely "is it good?," but "what has it accomplished?"...reviews of recent poetry collections; selected poems and art dealing with war/peace/social change; reviews of poetry readings; links to political commentary (particularly on conflicts in the Middle East); youtubed performances of music, demos, and other audio-video nuggets dealing with peaceful change, dissent and resistance.
I'd have to suggest Rage Against the Machine's response song, "War Within a breath," about the Zapatista's in Mexico who made themselves public Jan 1, 1994, the same day NAFTA went into effect.
Some lyrics:
Southern fist Rise through tha jungle mist Clenched to smash power so cancerous Black flag and a red star A rising sun loomin over Los Angeles Yes for Raza livin in La La Like Gaza on to tha dawn Intifada Reach for the lessons tha masked pass on Seize tha metropolis Its you its built on
Everything can change on a new years day Everything can change on a new years day Everything can change on a new years day And everything changed on a new years day, come on.
I'd have to suggest Rage Against the Machine's response song, "War Within a breath," about the Zapatista's in Mexico who made themselves public Jan 1, 1994, the same day NAFTA went into effect.
ReplyDeleteSome lyrics:
Southern fist
Rise through tha jungle mist
Clenched to smash power so cancerous
Black flag and a red star
A rising sun loomin over Los Angeles
Yes for Raza livin in La La
Like Gaza on to tha dawn Intifada
Reach for the lessons tha masked pass on
Seize tha metropolis
Its you its built on
Everything can change on a new years day
Everything can change on a new years day
Everything can change on a new years day
And everything changed on a new years day, come on.
War within a breath
Its land or death