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Ten Essential Truths About Being a Palestinian
Ten Essential Truths About Being a Palestinian 7. Copyright 2023 by Mike Maggio Mike Maggio is.
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Raw Footage
Raw Footage –after Leonard Cohen by Mike Maggio I was sitting watching the news and there were bombings and killings and all the usual kinds of violence being perpetrated against innocent people in all parts of the world and they … Continue reading
The Robbery
The Robbery by Tariq Elhadary Gaza showed all our wickedness Scorned all our baseness! Stark naked we stood Watching where we should Have rushed to save the embryo Allow it to flourish till it could With fierce revenge blow The … Continue reading
Connection
Connection by Sydell Weiner Is there anything more wondrous than human connection? To be seen, heard and accepted for who we are is precious, but not always easy. Like many of us, I’ve learned to feel safe in my own … Continue reading
Oh Palestine, My Love
I’ve dreamed of visiting Palestine, the land of my ancestors, for as long as I can remember: witnessing the twisted branches of the olive trees I’ve long heard described; praying at the centuries-old Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and gazing up … Continue reading
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A Wreath of War Gogyohka*
A Wreath of War Gogyohka* by Robert Findysz (War Again: October 2023) this time a massive assault if only from Gaza Hamas terror cells come by sea, overland, in the air thousands of rockets falling randomly everywhere so many butchered, … Continue reading
Academics for Humanity
Please add your name to this call to end the war on Gaza.
Fundraiser for Palestinian Refugees
The situation in Gaza, as we all know, is dire. After the horrific murder of innocent Israelis by Hamas on October 7, innocent Palestinian civilians are now suffering the consequences. More than 17,000 have been killed so far, according to … Continue reading
Conflict, Tragedy, Resolution: Poems and Essays
In response to the ongoing tragedy in the Middle East, I will be posting poems of protest, of witness, of resistance, of survival and of empathy by poets from all over the country and, hopefully, from all over the world. … Continue reading
Call for Poems and Essays: Conflict, Tragedy, Resolution
In light of the recent tragedy that occurred in Israel on October 7 and the resultant, ongoing tragedy that is happening in Gaza, I am putting out a call for poems and essays related to Conflict, Tragedy, Resolution: poems of … Continue reading
