social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
One Work: The Moscow Scream
Ukraine's missile hit Moscow's oil refinery Panic, screams on tape Author's note: This was written for Raymond Taylor's One Work challenge. As I can't avoid the political because Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is defining my life, I immediately thought of the meme that I came across so many times after Ukraine hit an oil refinery near Moscow with its new Flamingo missile. Here's the original photograph of the event the meme is referring to:
By Lana V Lynx4 months ago in Poets
One work: a challenge
I am not a scream Not just an emoticon Other work to see O ~ o ~ Do you see what I have done here? I have written about a work of art, in this case this work by Edvard Munch, in just three lines. Hence the inclusion in Vocal's Poets community rather than Art. Is this cheating? Who cares?
By Raymond G Taylor4 months ago in Poets
