Posted on 10/27/2011 8:37:17 AM PDT by Rytas
The Occupy Wall Street library has produced the first Occupy Wall Street Poetry Anthology. The founders seek poetry in all the languages of the world, building a “massive text of dissidence, a testament to the infinite beauty of the human spirit.”....
Poetry illuminates the soul of Occupy Wall St. A lot of people are asking, “What are the demands” and the poets voices show just how nuanced the human spirit and impossible a set of demands truly is. This occupation is about transforming consciousness and the poetry community is a major part of that process.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediabistro.com ...
Theft is the soul of OWS.
Wanting other peoples stuff is not a new philosophy.
It’s the oldest philosophy.
There once was a man from Nantucket...
Indeed. Poetry is the lipstick on the pig.
Indeed. Poetry is the lipstick on the pig.
There were some protestors in New York City
Who were looking for lots of pity
They wanted money without having to work
Said anyone with a job is a jerk
And while stupid, thought themselves witty.
Thank-you. Thank-you. Please leave a donation in the hat.
When Success, that bastard, done passed you by,
and banging your drum don’t answer why,
take his street where production scrapes the sky,
stand against the earning, then flop down and occupy.
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