Sunday, May 28, 2006
For Richard:
(Written in honor of Richard Jenne, the last disabled victim and probably last general victim, accept for the Jews who died later after liberation because they were to ill to recover, of the Nazis.) Authors Note: I need to edit this piece a lot, but what do you think? I wrote in about two hours....
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Monday, August 30, 2004
In Your Honor
a poem written to celebrate the life and work of fellow disability rights activist Colleen Fraser, who died on flight 93, composed after the World Trade Center bell ringing ceremony that I attended on August 28 th as part of RNC No Welcome I ring a bell tonight and wish for a rose to lay on soil...
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Thursday, August 12, 2004
An Untitled Poem, Written in Honor of Matthew Shepard
Watching HBO, I realize that you are no longer Matthew. They’ve made you a movie, a play, a symbol, a project- The Laramie Project. I never met you, of course, but I know you were more than a martyr. Know your parents loved you and your friends called you, “choo-choo”. I have memorized your face:...
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