Melissa Tuckey
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Smaller than a Mouse
Why does the media treat a dead mouse as more important than an anti-war protest?
About angels IX
It’s man versus butterfly in this poem about the competing demands of nature and economy.
Interview with Homero Aridjis
The Mexican poet speaks of his deep involvement in nature and literature.
To the Valley in the Morning with Blood and Guts and Fear
When there’s war all the time, there’s no such thing as
after the war anymore.
Where
A poem about Gaza asks whether there is a poem in Gaza that hasn’t been written?
Moe Ma Kha Plant
The dissident, like the plant, does not kowtow to the sky.
In the Garden by the Lake
A poem about Hillary Clinton’s visit to see Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.
A Hakka Man Farms Rare Earth in South China
What lies beneath the rare earth metals that the world so covets?
War on Roaches
A poem about genocide read in front of the Burmese embassy on the Poetry Walk of Shame.
Vendetta, May 2006
Politicians wage war, rages the poet, but they don’t pay the price.
Lines on Global Warming
Global warming arrives on the wings of grasshoppers.
A Question of Friendship
Will the Israel/Palestine issue come between friends?
Cluster
“Strange fruit” of a different kind, but similarly chilling, hangs in Gaza
The Last Son of China
A poet reaches out to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Stone Hammered to Gravel
A poetic tribute to South Africa poet and activist Dennis Brutus.
Two Poems
When Democracy arrives, you best click your heels.
Poem, ‘When I was Torn by War’
The poet ponders the effects of war.
Poem, ‘Dear Legislators’
Where to find the funds for health care reform? Sometimes the answer can be found in poetry.
Poems Against the Regime
Three Iranian-American poets write about protests, images, and a fallen demonstrator.
Poem: “The Center for the Intrepid”
The war’s casualties are measured in more than broken bodies.