David E. Howerton… –You’re what I scream about–

Posted on February 28, 2016 by randomlyaccessedpoetics

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Copyright © 2016 by David E. Howerton

Christopher J. Jarmick… Re-Brand (part 2 of 2)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by randomlyaccessedpoetics

Re-Brand (part 2 of 2)

But a part of me can’t help thinking the Native Americans

have again received glass beads for something worth much more

than realized.

I mean last week, I heard a local Seattle newscaster

refer to the Washington NFL football team as the Redskins

even though that word has been declared as derogatory as

using the N word.

But no one seemed to notice. There was no controversy, no suspension,

no firing or even an editorial in the paper.

Perhaps it’s because we are Washington State and have college and

NFL teams that some might confuse, if not delineated clearly

from that R Team in the other Washington.

And the NFL is a religion completely with a

Church of Monday Night Football – so they can follow

other rules since they answer to the highest power.

(and by this I mean of course: Money.)

Seattle and Minneapolis are in truth, just the latest cities to join the

growing movement. 16 States already don’t recognize Columbus Day,

and South Dakota has since 1990, celebrated Native Day.

Yet school boards have also done a good thing, a very good thing.

In Seattle, Portland and in many other schools, in many other places

Indigenous Day supplements, Columbus Day in the spirit of generous cooperation.

So relax, Columbus Day Mattress Sale Signs won’t have to be re-done after all.

We’ve done a good thing here in Silicon Valley Northwest

Nothing disingenuous occurring here at all.

Oh no… It’s a good thing, a very good thing indeed!

Chief Seattle and I feel better already,

don’t you?

Copyright © 2015 by Christopher J. Jarmick

Explanation: The Seattle City Council officially proclaimed that the 2nd Monday in October is now Indigenous Day instead of Columbus Day. Several cities have already passed similar measures and at least 16 states don’t recognize Columbus Day. 1n 1892 on the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ landing in the Bahamas in 1492 President Benjamin Harrison established Columbus Day. It started being celebrated on the second October Monday in 1971, though today 16 states including Alaska, Hawaii and Oregon don’t recognize Columbus Day as a public holiday. Since 1990 South Dakota has celebrated Native American Day. Previously at the state level in Washington (and elsewhere) efforts were made to create Honor Day to Honor Native Americans on May 13th but no legislation has passed to officially recognize that day. Absolutely there should be a special day giving respect and honor to Native Americans. It should be more important than something that school boards see as a supplement to Columbus Day or that cities are able to proclaim in the same way they hand out keys to honor notable citizens. I don’t think Native Americans should settle for something you can consider in a glass half full sort of way as a good step in the right direction. Poets by the way have a celebratory Month every April maybe the least that could be done is to declare November, Native American Month, and make the Friday after Thanksgiving Indigenous Day.

Holly Day… The Friend

Posted on May 31, 2015 by randomlyaccessedpoetics

The Friend

you come home from work and want me

to behave, be good, be someone

you can look forward to coming

home to

but I’m afraid I’ve

found someone new to play

with. he’s fat and he’s gross but

he’s my new best friend

he shows me naked pictures and

he lets me smoke cigarettes.

if you could only see

all the fun we have together

you’d see why

I don’t need you anymore.

we run around naked

laugh at each other’s privates, and

he tells me I’m the prettiest girl

in the whole apartment

building. so don’t worry about

coming home, Mommy. I don’t need

you anymore.

William Wright Harris… At The Asylum

Posted on June 16, 2013 by randomlyaccessedpoetics

At The Asylum

shadows in green

red & blue

arched door

ways emptying in

to nothing

foot steps

tracing a hall

way stretching

thru madness

an end painted

in vincent’s

favorite yellow

I wake up for poetry. My poetry has appeared in twelve countries in such publications as The Cannon’s Mouth, Poetry Salzburg Review, Ascent Aspirations, generations and Write On!!! A graduate from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville, I have studied poetry in workshop settings. As a hobby, I collect places I have been published.

Reloj De Arena… by Virginie Colline

Posted on July 8, 2012 by randomlyaccessedpoetics

Reloj de arena

Holes

palms

paper

the

hour

glass

the

sand

runs

water

Virginie Colline is a French translator living in Paris. Her poems have appeared in The Scrambler, Haiku Journal, The Asahi Haikuist Network, Boston Literary Magazine, Notes From the Gean, MOLT, Pure Francis, EgoPHobia and StepAway Magazine, among others.

Reloj de arena was previously published in PigeonBike, 2011.

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