Second Coming No. 104 — May 3, 2025
A poem-a-day protest against the threat posed to our democracy by the current occupant of the White House
Lynn Schmeidler
The Wikipedia definition of DEI google-translated from English to Haitian Creole, from Haitian Creole to Norwegian, from Norwegian to traditional Chinese, from traditional Chinese to Amharic, from Amharic to Cantonese, from Cantonese to Esperanto, from Esperanto to Hawaiian, from Hawaiian to Jamaican patois, from Jamaican patois to Kituba, from Kituba to Māori, from Māori to Q’eqchi’, from Q’eqchi’ to Sesotho, from Sesotho back to English
The house that was right
They slept and the anger was gone
Treatment and access for all
Individuals, especially organizations
It’s a story That’s not the point
of my story for you
Evil based on power
Or wrong
These three examples
(Diversity, Culture and Inclusion)
They provide all three Tools
Think about the inclusion of DEI
Stick Introduction
The word and its meaning
His time to think was up
It’s balanced and timely
Lynn Schmeidler’s poems have appeared in The Awl, Barrow Street, Boston Review, The Los Angeles Review and other literary magazines. History of Gone (Veliz Books), was shortlisted for the Sexton Poetry Prize and a finalist for the Anhinga-Robert Dana Prize for Poetry.She also published two chapbooks, Curiouser & Curiouser (Winner of the Grayson Books Chapbook Prize), and Wrack Lines (Finalist for the Comstock Review Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest and Finalist for the Two Sylvias Chapbook Prize).Schmeidler is also the author of the award-winning short story collection Half-Lives (Autumn House Press).
Indolent Books and editor Michael Broder are back with another poem-a-day series as a creative response to the threat posed to our democracy by the current occupant of the White House. The plan is to continue for all 1460 days of the 47th American presidency.
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Love this, excellent found/created poetry
Donated but couldn’t submit