social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Banksia
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By Daniel Hyam6 years ago in Poets
2020
2020 the world o u t
By Misty Morehead6 years ago in Poets
OTHELLO
This began as a exercise with actors back in 1993 when I directed and played Othello. My third production, where I found the talent struggling with the issues of Shakespeares master piece of common people. So I asked them to write a poem of what this play me t to them. I then had them read each otherβs work, and placed their poems in the playbill when the production went up. I use this exercise to this day. After seventeen total productions I have been involved with as a director and a performer. Othello holds it sway over me still. I find new depths, more incites and how far human nature has not changed. Hence this work is both Timorβs and timely. I wrote this one recently. Well as they say the rest is history.
By Kevin B. Ploth6 years ago in Poets
