Martha Serpas calls out America on how it treats the poor and unfortunate.
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Reaching Out to the Poor and Oppressed
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Only What Is Human Can Be Foreign
Szymborska’s beautiful poem “Psalm” provides the perspective we all need on immigrants at the border.
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Pratchett Responds to Racist Politics
Terry Pratchett’s “Feet of Clay” argues humorously for diversity, immigration, and responsible governance.
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Our National Health Requires Immigrants
Monday As we watch the Trump administration trample all over American values with its treatment of asylum seekers at our southern border, it’s worth reminding ourselves how much we rely on immigrants. I’ve been reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, an Ethiopian immigrant of Indian parentage, who at one point has a character expound […]
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When Is a Wall Not a Wall?
Wednesday A few weeks ago I wrote about how Donald Trump’s wall slides between the literal and the symbolic depending on which day it is. On some days the president goes into great detail about its physical features and claims that it will stop armored cars filled with drugs and duct-taped women that otherwise will […]
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Whitman Would Embrace Trump’s Victims
Thursday I wrote yesterday’s Walt Whitman post before hearing Donald Trump’s Oval Office address, which is why I find myself returning to the poet again so soon. Like the Statue of Liberty mentioned by Sen. Chuck Schumer in his response to Trump, Whitman’s Song of Myself serves as an antidote to the president’s racism and xenophobia. Trump, as […]
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Adrienne Rich Keeps Immigrants Human
Adrienne Rich uses poetry to keep immigrants human, which is essential under Trump.
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America as a Mixed Nut Bowl
In “Immigrant Picnic,” Djanikian captures the rich mixing that America’s welcoming of immigrants has given us.
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Strangers Are Guides from Beyond
Rather than fear strangers, Rumi says we should welcome them in.
