Sisyphus
by Mañuel Verdecia
it’s not the rock, sisyphus
of demolishing weight
of cutting edges and rough shape
cruelly indifferent to your tenacity
nor is it the mountain reaching the clouds
from where everything looks insignificant
nor is it the stony path winding among thorns
nor even is it the steep descent
or one more encounter with the rock
announcing the painful start… Continue reading
Article source: 33 Literary Geniuses Who Happen To Be Super Hot
I was surprised to find myself on this list, of course. But, being there, I looked round. Hemingway, for instance, was really cute. who knew? Now that barely articulate letter he wrote to Marlene Dietrich makes more sense. She wouldn’t have been indifferent to such a steady beam of… Continue reading
A video by Leah Borromeo for the festival “This is Palestine,” held in Dubai in March, 2014
A Grievous Wrong Has Been Done To 5 Of Our Cuban Brothers: Such Good Men Are Hard To Find
©2014 by Alice Walker
It was an odd sensation in London recently to be part of an International Inquiry into the case of the Cuban (or the Miami) Five. (Two have recently, after serving 15 year sentences, been released). Since their arrest I… Continue reading
Published on Monday, March 10, 2014 by Common Dreams
Israeli Youth: ‘We Refuse to Serve in the Occupation Army’
Sixty young people sign open letter to Netanyahu
announcing their resistance to the draft… Continue reading
A Palestinian child kidnapped from school by Israeli soldiers
The Mother of Trees
©2014 by Alice Walker
If I could be
the mother of Wind
I would blow all fear
away from you.
If I could be
the mother of Water
I would wash out the path
that frightens you.
If I were the mother
of Trees
I would plant
my tallest… Continue reading
March 2, 2014
One of the most remarkable persons to have graced our planet is the South African Zulu Shaman Credo Mutwa. His teachings about so many things are immensely valuable. Indeed, I have been envisioning how an entire course of study might be constructed around his wisdom. I am perhaps not the person to attempt such a course, but… Continue reading