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To the Wilderness
Come, blow away my worry like ivy strangling a redwood tree choking the nourishment rising from its roots When will the terrorist attacks come exploding…
Jun 19
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April 2025
Tomorrow Will Be Fine
I was sitting at his side with his large hands like paws on the bed in Davies Hospital, only a few blocks from his house but weeks of persuasion to get…
Apr 22
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I Wish I Didn't See You
I’ve been working on a series entitled “I See You”* about people I’ve seen whose lives are generally unnoticed or dismissed.
Apr 3
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March 2025
Arithmetic
When Trump got elected, I lost my spirit.
Mar 26
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November 2024
Still We (Must) Rise
Still I Rise Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll…
Nov 6, 2024
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October 2024
How About That?
I was teaching my weekly poetry class at a local school downtown, a charter school known for its focus on social-emotional skills.
Oct 19, 2024
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I See You
This poem is part of a collection of nonfiction entitled “I See You”, about people whose experiences live in the shadows.
Oct 10, 2024
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Meltdown on the 67
This is part of a collection of nonfiction entitled “I See You”, about people whose experiences live in the shadows.
Oct 3, 2024
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July 2024
When A Street Is A House
When A Street Is A House is part of a collection entitled “I See You”, about people whose stories live in the shadows.
Jul 9, 2024
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June 2024
Maybe I'll Call This Bridges
When I was teaching at a charter school in the county jail in San Francisco, I had three white supremacists in my class, big guys, with thick necks…
Jun 25, 2024
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Mapmaker
The month of June begins with National Cancer Survivors Day (note “day”).
Jun 12, 2024
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Money
I wrote this short story while visiting a small town in Mexico in the 1990s, after spending a couple of hours in the town square crossed by people from…
Jun 6, 2024
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