Anonymous · 23d
Hi this is so random but I know you enjoy poetry and I am so undereducated in that department so- for an art project I’m trying to compose some kind of (preferably current) political poem, to feature on this shirt design- do you have any recommendations?
HELLOOOO thank you for reaching out I would LOVE to give u poetry recs!!
"fuck your lecture on craft my people are dying" is a classic: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/154658/fuck-your-lecture-on-craft-my-people-are-dying
there's this one with the quote "in order for me to write poems that aren't political..." which might make a good short quote: https://allpoetry.com/poem/17661332---In-order-for-me-to-write-poetry-that-isn-t-political----by-Kannon-McAfee
I also quite like "in a time of peace": https://poets.org/poem/time-peace
I think this is less explicitly political but it's still got an air to it it's called "magpies recognize themselves in the mirror": https://poets.org/poem/magpies-recognize-themselves-mirror
thank u for the ask!!
