Nadira’s father, the Uzbek playwright and theatre director Rustam Aliev, suffered a massive stroke yesterday and passed away in the early hours of this morning, age 60. Nadira is very [ … ]
Category: Poem
A Brave and Startling Truth: Astrophysicist Janna Levin Reads Maya Angelou’s Stunning Humanist Poem That Flew to Space, Inspired by Carl Sagan – Brain Pickings
“Out of such chaos, of such contradiction / We learn that we are neither devils nor divines…” Source: A Brave and Startling Truth: Astrophysicist Janna Levin Reads Maya Angelou’s Stunning [ … ]
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People Made Glasgow – poem -Kate Tough
http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/people-made-glasgow
Scotland Arise!
Scotland Arise! by Paul Anderson Nov 2017 Land is land and oil is oil It should belong to those who toil Scotland arise! Fair is foul and foul is fair. [ … ]
Wee Jimmy’s Union Song
Wee Jimmy’s Union Song I had a zero contract job Delivering pizzas for ten bob I left it for a cup of tea. Now they are gonna fire me I [ … ]
Black Triangle
Black Triangle for Disabled Rights poem by Paul Anderson June 2014 Black Triangle “Labour” brought in Atos to humiliate, rip a hole in the welfare state. Thousands dead within three [ … ]
London Calling
London Calling (in memory of Joe Strummer RIP) London calling to all Scottish towns War is declared and a battle come down London calling to make you vote ‘no’ Know [ … ]
All Jazzed up and Nowhere to Go
All Jazzed up and Nowhere to Go Once I was a millionaire It was a dream, it was a prayer It was so great I now could gig Play a [ … ]