Wage Poetry is the theme for SPARROWS 2007. Judyth Hill, who will be on Sparrows main
stage this year, coined the phrase, "Wage Peace," right after 9/11. It has caught the imagination of the anti-war movement. People wear it on T-shirts, etc. Wage Poetry is a poet's call to change the world in Word and Deed. Can't wait to see how this year's poetic voices help us transform the world through the power of poetry.
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Can't wait to attend Sparrows again this year. It will be my 5th time.
Scattering Seeds
-after Kory
I don't want to butt shake in the kitchen
I want a good old fashioned butt shaking to happen in the street
near the neighbors xeriscaped garden
she waters it every other day
and when I confront her
with the meaning of
xeriscape
she bends over
butt in the air
pulls out thistle and bindweed
from in between the sandstone walkway
one day I hit the metal edge separating my grass from her mulch
broke my lawnmower
created a sharp edge
my dog tends to prefer pissing on one plant near the sharpness
I stuck an old sign there to protect his feet
my other neighbor
the man
points to the sign says
she lost you know
and I say
Haven't we all?
Haven't we all
don't we all lose the battle with weeds is what I mean
Rain or water comes every other day and
I can almost hear the seeds popping
like snap rockets in the street
on the fourth of july or Mexican independence day
that's what's happening this week in
living rooms across the country
seeds being scattered
some sprout in to gardens and others in to weeds
I want to do what my neighbor does
I want to bend over in the garden
butt shake
and pull
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