We are happy to release Issue 4 of OccuPoetry. The 2014 issue is packed with thirty three voices in search of alternatives through art. Poems in Issue 4 explore our present — from Trayvon Martin to Predator drones to surveillance, whether … Continue reading →
I Now Declare This To Be An Unlawful Assembly by Benjamin Walker for Scott Olsen An officer holding a megaphone calls it before the half-light breaks over Oakland. 500 policemen pummel the camp awake with batons, rubber bullets and tear … Continue reading →
A Dissenter Breaks Protocol by Benjamin Walker October 23, 2011 It gets tense if the assembly’s wrists go limp. We let our hands dangle when we disapprove, wave when we’re willing to march in support, and form crosses along our … Continue reading →
The Werther Effect by Benjamin Walker for Mohammed Bouazizi In the public square I search for you, Mohammed. Can a single degree matter? Can I ignore the signs asking for change and roll up my window, or turn slack, force … Continue reading →
— A — Alarcón, Francisco X. Spraying at UC Davis The Power of Oneness La guerra es muerte | War is death Annsfire, Joan Event Horizon Antogiovanni, Amy My Mother Didn’t Teach Us the Lord’s Prayer Avakian, Monique Rhetorical Question … Continue reading →