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Richard Hoffman: Refugee

A man carries his door,
the door of his house,
because when the war is over
he is going home

April 21, 2022 · 8 Comments

Richard Hoffman: The Road

the groves and orchards
poisoned, fathers and brothers tortured,
hope abandoned with the other heavy furniture
it isn’t much of a road, the future

March 31, 2022 · Leave a comment

Kenny Stancil: US Bombed Somalia Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine

“You do not, in fact, have to choose between American and Russian imperialisms,” wrote one anti-war reporter. “The correct choice is to detest and resist both.”

February 28, 2022 · Leave a comment

Video: Godka Cirka (A Hole in the Sky)

Alifa has reached the age when girls in her village undergo a ritual cutting she fears.

March 7, 2020 · Leave a comment

Warsan Shire: Home

no one leaves home unless
home is the mouth of a shark

December 21, 2019 · 4 Comments

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