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When Pigs Fly, a Trail of Tears poem

When Pigs Fly, a Trail of Tears poem

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


When Pigs FlybyMichael R. BurchOn the Trail of Tears,my Cherokee brothers,why hang your heads?Why shame your mothers?Laugh wildly instead!We will soon..
Penny Postcard, Wrong Address

Penny Postcard, Wrong Address

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Penny Postcard, Wrong Addressby Michael R. Burch(for the victims and survivors of the Holocaust)We saw their pictures:tortured out of our imaginations..
A Psalm for Muhammad Ali

A Psalm for Muhammad Ali

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


A Psalm for Muhammad Aliby Michael R. BurchThey say that gold don't tarnish. It ain't so.They say it has a wild, unearthly glow.A man can be more beau..
Holocaust Poem: A Page from the Deportation Diary

Holocaust Poem: A Page from the Deportation Diary

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


A Page from the Deportation Diaryby Wladyslaw Szlengelloose translation/interpretation byMichael R. BurchI saw Janusz Korczak walking today,leading th..
The Deep Brown...

The Deep Brown...

A Poem by J. B.


I was riding the NYC metro when I looked beside me, witnessing an older black American man reading a headline that read "Lyching now made a hate crime..
Holocaust Poem: Cleansings

Holocaust Poem: Cleansings

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Cleansings, a Holocaust poemby Michael R. BurchWalk here among the walking specters. Learninhuman patience. Flesh can only cleaveto bone this tightly ..
First they came for the Muslims

First they came for the Muslims

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


First They Came For The MuslimsbyMichael R. Burchafter Martin NiemollerFirst they came for the Muslimsand I did not speak outbecause I was not a Musli..
A letter to the racist

A letter to the racist

A Poem by Joseph C Ogbonna


A poem for the racist, tribalist, religious bigot, extremist and ethnic nationalist.