February 2021 - Poor Yorick

Close-up of illustration of the U.S. Capitol building as printed on the back of the $50 bill

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“Words Matter” by Ellen O’Donnell

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 pooryorick

When history unfolds before our eyes, someone captures in words what our emotions cannot articulate. Words curate history. … Continue reading“Words Matter” by Ellen O’Donnell

Red carnation next to Vietnam Memorial

Featured, Poetry

“I Don’t Know Anyone in the War” by Karen Schubert

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 pooryorick

Walter Cronkite ends the news with the number of American & Viet Cong dead, so older girls in bell bottoms fear for their boyfriends and brothers … Continue reading“I Don’t Know Anyone in the War” by Karen Schubert