Stately vistas of stately vistas
September 1, 2008
Rooms opening into each other beckon, light filling each arch— not a railroad flat although I surely have lived in such in Chicago, Brooklyn. � Power, wealth require big �rooms… READ MORE
Article Author: Marge Piercy
Peace Now! Or Anytime in This Lifetime
March 1, 2008
Peace is always somewhere else— in Utopia, Shangri-La, the New Jerusalem. Peace is the walled garden we never saw where erosion has made a desert. � Peace is always sometime… READ MORE
Pushing the Clock Hands Back
December 1, 2006
Important bloated men squat on the facts�thinking they can hide them with their weight:�men who think their power like King Canute�ordering the sea to behave, can abolish�the eons slow inexorable… READ MORE
Can’t You See It Coming?
December 1, 2006
Fires crackle in the brittle trees�bled dry by drought, the grass,�bleached straw on the dusty hills�where rain no longer falls�in what used to be its season. � Polar bears fight… READ MORE
In your name
September 1, 2004
In your name, we have invadedcome with planes, tanks and artilleryinto a country and wonder whythey do not like usbe proud in your name we have bombed villagesand cities leaving… READ MORE
Sneak and Peek
December 1, 2003
Under the patriot act, any strong arm�of law enforcement�has the right to enter your home covertly�while you sleep�while you are out�on suspicion you might�be hiding something under the bed�among your… READ MORE