Saturday, November 19, 2011

Social Comment Poem about Life, World, Politics?

I would like to read a poem on a social comment.


Any social comments.


These are my favorite.


You show me yours and Ill show you mine!

Social Comment Poem about Life, World, Politics?
I'm not sure if this qualifies, but have you checked out Suheir Hammad's poetry? It's very powerful. Just look at this short poem, it makes your jaw drop.





Jenin (by S. Hammad)





a woman hungry


and dry asks a


stranger with camera


pointed at her to


put it down


please





help me find my children





it has been five days


.......





Check out these simply-wow (I have no better term to describe her writing) poems of hers:





http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/ac/shamm...


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