Unborn

Unborn by Carrie Osborne I’ve made myself a much smaller crisis. Marched and swept the floor. Walked the dog, moved my money. Lately, the ground’s been letting it out. I haven’t stored enough water, but I keep a pair of … Continue reading

Poems to begin appearing Wednesday

Dear OccuPoetry readers, This is a new journal, started with an instinct to use our skills and interests to support the Occupy Movement. Being new, we did not anticipate the flood of feedback that carried us through the journal’s first … Continue reading

Activist poetry

Activism is not issue-specific. It’s a moral posture that, steady state,      propels you forward, from one hard      hour to the next. Believing that you can do something      to make things better, you do      something, rather than nothing. You assume responsibility … Continue reading

Coming soon

OccupyPoetry.org will be fully up and running soon. If you have poetry to submit, please upload it here — http://occupoetry.submishmash.com/submit. This space is intended to be a place for poets to show support for the Occupy Wall Street and worldwide … Continue reading