Poetry

Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
if it takes 100 years
06 Dec 2017
I am the North Star— Hope; Never wavering, organizing, burning thorough bars, walls, wire— I am consciousness of all creatures, crystalline water,
Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
Black Friday?
30 Nov 2017
Thought solemnity— bowed heads, hands held, streams of consciousness, Blessings counted the day before: Flowing water; No rockets’ red glare; No bombs bursting
Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
If I had a hammer…
12 Oct 2017
My Dad drew blueprints, Built cabinets, designed ultra-modern kitchens, offices: Master of tile, electrical, plumbing, painting—imagining, mixing Colors he dreamed up
Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
Puerto Rico: Shock and Awe Exposing Capitalism’s Criminality
04 Oct 2017
Water is life…and even saliva’s in short supply… For drum-tight mouths, sandpaper throats. Yodeling bellies cave in on spines, as evil scents of sewage and death float in,
Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
Hurricane Harvey and His Siblings…
06 Sep 2017
“We are family…” Harvey, Ike, Matthew, sisters Sandy, Rita, Katrina Sing four part harmony top of their lungs Watching rivers rise, waist-deep water
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford , Wilbert "Jazz the Poet" Sanders
Bad News Trump
06 Sep 2017
Wilbert “Jazz the Poet” Sanders, currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania’s McKean federal prison, showcased a new work, titled “Politically Incorrect,” via Prison Radio: “Trump is v