Danez Smith on the George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis
"Capitalism is the worst bird, able to make a tool out of its destruction. Bad phoenix. How do you kill the unkillable thing? The thing that builds the most dangerous and violent houses: the precincts, the banks, the courts, the boardrooms, the leasing office, the capital."
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Resources for Supporting and Uplifting the Black Community
Black Visions Collective: This social justice organization wants to focus on "work in healing and transformative justice principles, intentionally develop our organization's core 'DNA' to ensure sustainability, and develop Minnesota’s emerging black leadership to lead powerful campaigns."
Buy Books Online: Black-owned book stores across the country are open and ready to accept online orders. Start your search here.
Communities United Against Police Brutality: "This Twin Cities-based organization confronts police brutality by providing those in need with services, including but not limited to crisis hotlines and legal, medical, and psychological referrals." |
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Poetry Daily stands with the Black community.
We oppose racism, oppression, and police brutality.
We will continue to amplify diverse voices in the poetry world.
Black Lives Matter. |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Hadara Bar-Nadav on Gwendolyn Brooks's "the rites for Cousin Vit"
"Poetry is attention; poetry demands attention. We feel the breath of each word as it is given to us. And here is this stunning and vibrant poem by Brooks—a poet who is no longer alive writing about a person who is no longer alive. And yet as I read it, we are all very much here, present through Brooks’s attention to language and our careful listening." |
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