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Three Poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Here are three poems by a neglected (some would say deservedly so) Wisconsin born and raised American poet– Ella Wheeler Wilcox, whose late 19th and early 20th Century verse is full of rhyme and meter and “sentimental” Victorian optimism, the… Read More ›
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The Human Wall (a poem)
Because no one will pay to build His WALL– Not Mexico, not Congress, not even the Wall Street Journal or Faux News, not anyone— The PRESIDENT will send soldiers with guns To make sure Mexico does not invade. Nat. Guard… Read More ›
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As If a Cell Can Bar a Soul (a poem)
In honor of World Poetry Day Couplets for those who don’t betray The verse of stars, the vow of stones And meet the sinking sun alone– As if a cell can bar a soul … As if a whale can… Read More ›
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To Honor Poetry on World Poetry Day, Help Imprisoned Poets Across the Globe
By John Kaufman PEN International is profiling four poets on World Poetry Day now being held either in prisons or under house arrest for dissenting against injustice through art and/or journalism: Aron Atabek of Kzakhstan, Liu Xia of China, Amanuel… Read More ›
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Couplets: “King of the Expedient”
If Trump banishes Mueller will Republicans banish him? Offhand I’d say the odds are much skinnier than slim. It’s going to take some form of electoral disobedience To evict a president who demands we pledge allegiance To him, to him,… Read More ›
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Couplets: “Tillerson, late of State . . .”
Tillerson, late of State, was fired by a tweet From the president, our “moron” (cheek!) As he was called, reportedly, by Till- erson, undiplomatically, but still . . .
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Couplets: “It Was a Dark and STORMY Day”
Within the White House the forecast is “Stormy.” But the president swears that NOTHING porny Ever happened with that woman hushed With money that had NOTHING to do with slush. Lawyers pay off porn stars all the time Right before… Read More ›
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Couplets: “Trump’s Spin Cycle”
Trump’s Spin Cycle “There is no Chaos, only great Energy!” Said the guy trapped in the washing machine.
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Introducing Rhymed Couplets in honor of the Trump Administration . . .
“Tough Love” Trump will issue tariffs in “a very loving way.” (He thinks that we will love him even when we lose our pay.)
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Rumple Oxbridge: “Twitter Totter”
By Rumple Oxbridge, liberal lyricist I’ll say this much for Twitter: It’s Tr——p’s Achilles’ Heel. Eventually he’ll tweet something so far beyond the pale, almost every Republican will admit the news is real. They will stand before a mic to… Read More ›
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William Blake: “Auguries of Innocence”
[JK: An augury is an omen and this is a political poem because . . . today is Blake’s birthday and the poem details connections, relationships ecological and human we too often, especially in the halls of power, fail to… Read More ›
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Robinson Jeffers: “Be Angry at the Sun”
[JFK: Here’s a poetic perspective on politics some may call cynical, some may say stoic. Jeffers referred to his philosophical distance from people as “inhumanism.” This should not, however, be confused with inhumane-ism. Jeffers built a house of stone in… Read More ›
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Rumple Oxbridge: “The More War Sonnet for Afghanistan”
By Rumple Oxbridge, liberal lyricist Trump has a plan to fix Afghanistan: more war will do what war has not before. It is a plan not hard to understand his “war cabinet” advises–War fails? Try more. Eventually this war… Read More ›
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T.S. Swanky: “A Gun is Free Speech” [Satire]
By T.S. Swanky, an imaginary, confused conservative Civil liberties? Let’s just call them “liberal liberties” from now on. I was barely recovered from the shockingly disturbing news that President Trump and Steve Bannon were parting ways, when I read that… Read More ›
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Rumple Oxbridge: “Ode About Not Missing Statues of Racist Generals”
By Rumple Oxbridge, liberal lyricist It’s sad to see, the president said, knocking down our metal-molded racist generals green with age. Once such men were all the rage, killing to keep owning slaves. You gotta admit, they looked brave… Read More ›
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Rumple Oxbridge: “Nuclear War Prayer?”
By Rumple Oxbridge, liberal lyricist A Reverend says that God has stated President Trump can blast to Hades anyone Trump thinks is evil. The Reverend points to the Bible to prove that killing by a ruler is fine if the… Read More ›
Featured Categories
feminism ›
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Defend Liberty? Tell the Saudis (and Trump) to Release Women’s Rights Activists
May 19, 2020
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Much Ado About Legs and “Leggings”
March 26, 2017
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Rumple Oxbridge: “Breasting Men”
December 30, 2014
Human Rights ›
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Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Activist for Women’s Rights, Released– But U.S. Must Keep Up Pressure on Saudi Arabia
February 12, 2021
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Dear Democrats: A Letter for Peace in the Middle East
June 23, 2020
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Gnostic Nonsense: The New Homophobia
May 22, 2020
Literary ›
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To Honor Poetry on World Poetry Day, Help Imprisoned Poets Across the Globe
March 21, 2018
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William Blake: “Auguries of Innocence”
November 28, 2017
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Rumple Oxbridge: “On Pornography”
April 10, 2017
Nature ›
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Clean Water Victory: Supreme Court Rules Against Hawaii Polluter and Trump Administration
April 23, 2020
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More Than 300,000 March for Action on Climate Change in NY
September 22, 2014
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Celebrating World Shorebirds Day
September 5, 2014
poems ›
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The Poll (a poem)
February 23, 2020
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John Bolton’s Wars (a poem)
October 24, 2019
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As If a Cell Can Bar a Soul (a poem)
March 21, 2018
Pro-Peace ›
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Becomes International Law
January 22, 2021
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Why I am a “bleeding-heart liberal”
September 17, 2018
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In the Aftermath of Dropping the “MOAB” Bomb on Afghanistan
April 15, 2017
Religion ›
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Schwartz: How Catholic Natural Law Was Converted to American Illiberal Dogma
February 6, 2021
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U.S. Catholic Bishops Trying to Cancel President Biden
January 30, 2021
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The Novelist & the President: what a true democracy is
October 13, 2015
Satires ›
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President Biden Finds a Note in the Oval Office: Satirical Poem
January 20, 2021
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Trump to President Xi: Satirical Poem
June 22, 2020
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Three Satirists Walk into a Daily White House Press Briefing
April 14, 2020
Wisconsin ›
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As Trump Departs, Lessons from the MAGA Madness
January 19, 2021
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Seven Cases of Coronavirus Likely Due to Wisconsin Primary Voting
April 21, 2020
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House Speaker Ryan offers no “alternative” except a worse one
December 4, 2015