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School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths

How does one begin to sit with the news of the shooting at Sandy Hook School in Connecticut. I am reminded of the times I have seen a child fall on the ground with a scratched up knee, and how my heart beats faster. Now to think of children's blood being shed and on the … [Read more...] about School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths

Filed Under: Latest Blog Posts Tagged With: children, education, life and death, Loss, Sandy Hook, shooting, student, teacher, violence

Malala Yousafzai : Poem dedicated to the Voice of Women and Girls All Around the World

Malala Yousafzai gives Voice to All Girls and Women

As I sit with the news of Malala Yousufzai's shooting... I start to consider the importance of being shot in the throat and head. The head where the mind lives and grows and the throat that gives life to the thoughts. Poem about the Voice of Women and Girls all Around the … [Read more...] about Malala Yousafzai : Poem dedicated to the Voice of Women and Girls All Around the World

Filed Under: Latest Blog Posts, Poems on Women Tagged With: activist, education, girls, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan, poem, violence, women

[Interview in English] Malala Yousufzai – the Voice of Courage

Malala Yousufzai The Voice of Courage

  Some times I sit by the computer with out a blink of an eye or a breath. I want to say something about how I feel, but the words do not come out. This is one of those times. When I heard and read about the young girl named Malala that was shot in Pakistan few days … [Read more...] about [Interview in English] Malala Yousufzai – the Voice of Courage

Filed Under: Latest Blog Posts, Poems on Women Tagged With: activist, courage, education, girls, humanity, Malala Yousufzai, Pakistan, violence, women

The World Press Photo of The Year 2011 in Words

The picture which speaks a thousand and one words with out even seeing the mouths of the speakers The picture which captures humanity in its nudity and humanity veiled The picture which shows the hands of a healer wearing white gloves Notice the gloves which seem to bear … [Read more...] about The World Press Photo of The Year 2011 in Words

Filed Under: Latest Blog Posts, Poems on Humanity, poetry Tagged With: art, humanity, life and death, photography, poem, violence, War

Suu Kyi registers to run in elections in Myanmar

I wrote this piece mid November in honor of Suu Kyi coming out of house arrest. Little did I know that just 2 months later she would be registering for elections. In peace and light I wrote: This morning as I woke up I was aware of waking up in a space called home The … [Read more...] about Suu Kyi registers to run in elections in Myanmar

Filed Under: Days to Remember Tagged With: activist, courage, Myanmar, politics, Suu Kyi, violence, women

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