Fists on Fire: Poetry from the Heart
of the Revolution
Poetry has always, worldwide and in all ages, given voice to
the people's revolutionary strivings. The great upwelling of these
voices in this moment--from written and spoken word to the hiphop lyric
-- comes out of, expresses, and inspires our stuggle for a transformed
world. We welcome to this site poetry of resistence and social
transformation, human and planetary liberation. Please send poems to poetry@peoplestribune.org.
Please check back regularly as we will be adding new poets and
poetry to the page. Without vision, the people perish. Jack Hirschman , now poet Laureate of San Francisco, has taken
the free exchange of poetry and politics into the streets, where he is,
in the words of poet Luke Breit,, "America's most important living
poet." He uses his skills to help awaken the American people to
homelessness as an expression of a system that can no longer take care
of its people. He brings a vision of a new America and world. He has
written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays. His impassioned
readings challenge audiences. He also speaks on various topics,
including the artist's role in social transformation. He is available
through Speakers
for
a
New
America. Sarah Menefee has a new book of extraordinary poetry, Human
Star. Her other books include I'm Not Thousandfurs and The
Blood
About
the
Heart. She has been a homeless and anti-hunger
activist. She is available to speak through Speakers
for a New America. Listen to Sarah speak with PTR correspondent, Jesú
Estrada, about her work and ideas for a new society. (28:23) MP3 Allison Adelle Hedge Coke was named the Writer of the Year in
Poetry in 2005 by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and
Storytellers. She descends from moundbuilders and is of Cherokee,
Huron, Creek, French Canadian, Lorraine, Portuguese, English, Scot and
Irish ascendents. Her latest book, Blood Run, is dedicated to
the mound builders of many nations. She is a professor as the Institute
of American Indian Arts, authored and edited many works, including Dog
Road
Woman; edited From the Fields, an anthology of writing
by migrant and rural children in California; Off-Season City Pipe;
and
Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer, a memoir. She performs
readings,
workshops and lectures and Youth-at-Risk education. She created an
online mentorship project in literary arts for incarcerated youth in
South Dakota. Sarah Hentges Ko Un Tiny Gray-Garcia
Jack
Hirschman 
Sarah
Menefee 
Allison
Adelle
Hedge
Coke
Cathleen Williams
Top of page
Top of page
Top of page
Top of page
Top of page
Top of page
