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Diane di Prima: Buddhist New Year Song

it is truth, that we came here, I told you,
from other planets
where we were lords, we were sent here,
for some purpose

January 2, 2026 · 9 Comments

Diane di Prima: To My Father

In my dreams you stand among roses.
You are still the fine gardener you were.
You worry about mother.
You are still the fierce wind, the intolerable force
that almost broke me.

November 28, 2025 · 17 Comments

Diane di Prima: Revolutionary Letters

endless as the sea, not separate, we die
a million times a day, we are born
a million times, each breath life and death:
get up, put on your shoes, get
started, someone will finish

August 15, 2025 · 17 Comments

Abby Zimet: For Cruel, Stupid, ​Dastardly Deeds Done and Proposed

Gandhi famously said, “Civil disobedience therefore becomes a sacred duty when the State has become lawless.”

February 21, 2025 · 13 Comments

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