social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Models & the Wolves
Women hiding behind a camera with meticulously plastered makeup and overly-teased hair, their smiles luminescent and bright, they are masking their insecurities in front of the editors and fashion designers that yell out while inspecting their bodies like a piece of thinly sliced meat,
By Kendall Warnkin8 years ago in Poets
I Am Small
It is Tuesday. Tuesday night at 10:24 to be exact. And already this week, I have taken my brother to the Emergency Room, I have listened to one student tell another he was not allowed to grieve the loss of a loved one, I have talked with heartbroken friends, I have left many unanswered text messages and calls for a friend I am worried about, and I have comforted the weary.
By Heather Martin8 years ago in Poets
