“Kamala” is Sanskrit for lotus. This Scott Bates poem on the fertility symbolism of the lotus captures some of Harris’s strengths.
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Kamala, Sanskrit for Lotus
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The Right’s Love Affair with Assault Rifles
This Scott Bates poem exposes the toxic masculinity behind America’s gun worship.
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O Is for Dirty Oil Men
A Scott Bates poem about the kinds of billionaires–especially the oil men–who are flocking to Trump.
Christmas at Cohen’s Garage
Scott Bates updates the birth of Jesus, having him born in a gas station.
A Roc Sighting in Xmas Bird Count
A Scott Bates poem on a miraculous sighting during the annual Christmas bird count.
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Dec. 7 & Watching One’s Son Go to War
Today being Pearl Harbor Day, I share a Gwendolyn Brooks poem about a mother who loses her son to the war.
Tony Bennett, WWII, and Race Activism
Learning about late singer Tony Bennett’s life has opened up new insights into my father, also a World War II vet and civil rights activist.
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On Homer and Rethinking My Father
The famous scene of Hector and Andromache has given me a new perspective on my father’s fatalism.
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