LITERATURE/TRAVEL RACE/POLITICS

Turtledove’s Love: A poem for Gaza

From within an Avalanche of rubble….    Cactus spikes form, erecting defensive stubble.     Where the dimples of a smile ought to reign, Gazans strain like the foreign Canary Pine trees dry out in Palestine. Brave men transform into solid sticks yearning to lift concrete Stones off beloveds’ bones … they cannot. Cage-like crosses of […]

LITERATURE/TRAVEL RACE/POLITICS

Palestine Writes Literature Festival: a MORAL IMAGINATION

The first of its kind in North America, the event featured writers, poets, artists, publishers, scholars and activists eager to discuss the inherent connection of art, literature and culture to political struggle and solidarity. Originally scheduled for March, the event that was cancelled due to pandemic welcomed over 3,000 active participants and viewers from 75 […]