Dear readers,
Thank you for visiting this site over the last month and a half and for reading the poems and essays that were published during that time. And thanks to all the poets and individuals who contributed their work to Conflict, Tragedy and Resolution. It has been a pleasure hosting such diverse talent and reading their responses to the Israeli-Gaza conflict and the impact it has had on all of our lives.
I also want to take this time to add a special thanks to the following individuals who contributed to our fundraiser:
Signe Friedrichs Antonella Manganelli Madeleine Mysko Nabeel Jawlani Judy Kronenfeld Mary Alvin Nichols Robert Bursick Lailah Shima Suzann Heron Kristia Vasiloff Barb Reynolds Rana Tahir Robyn Smith Cameron Shaw Katty Biglari Anonymous Elizabeth Bruce Kim Ray Kathleen Belfar
As a result of their generosity, we have raised $240 for The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). I will be sending a check to UNRWA this week and will include in my cover letter the name of all the donors. If you wnat your name withheld, please let me know at mikemaggio@mikemaggio.net.
Once again, thank you and happy holidays to all. Let us hope and pray for peace in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
Stayed tuned for Contemporary Italian Poetry in Translation which will be coming in January.
Mike
