Comments on: I Am…Poetry

By: Marinela

Marinela — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:31:23 +0000

Those poems are great
Thank you for sharing

By: Cinie

Cinie — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:36:30 +0000

They are brave, aren’t they?

By: shtuey

shtuey — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:14:01 +0000

Like the three year old that was crushed by a rusted gate in privatized low income housing that Obama helped take out of the public system, for the benefit of his wealthy contributers, he will see nothing, say nothing and do nothing.

Thanks for sharing the voices of the kids who aren’t afraid to speak up.

By: Cinie

Cinie — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:03:25 +0000

Yep,I saw that, Swannie. I’m not surprised at all. I’ve always felt that HRC does a fair amount of “go along to get along,” and “kiss ass until you can kick ass.” I don’t think that’s a bad thing, either.
And, I bet the kids would like a few reassuring hugs from you as much as I would. But you know, the silver lining for them is that by putting their work up on a website, they get the kind of positive reinforcement they would never get otherwise. Most people don’t think about it much, but ghetto kids don’t get a lot of trophies.

By: Dead Girl

Dead Girl — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:55:48 +0000

Cinie, I always felt, that Brand Obama should never have been the Democrats or “progressives” candidate, but should instead, be THOSE CHILDRENS candidate and President. Upper Middle and Middle White America does NOT need a Black President, so that they can feel better about their personal little racisms. NO, THOSE CHILDREN, need a Black President. But Brand Obama IS NOT a Black President, now, is he???

By: Swannie

Swannie — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:30:28 +0000

Wishes I could just reach out and hug you and keep you and all the children safe, and interestingly enough .. I felt that from Hillary too still do .. did you see the internal memo from the state dept giving all the domestic partners members EQUAL BENEFITS same as spouses ??

By: Cinie

Cinie — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:34:56 +0000

Make that, if they succeed. Fortunately, most of them will survive, though some of the possible futures they face are depicted in the videos.

By: Cinie

Cinie — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:14:44 +0000

I cried when I wrote this up. I tried not to, but I cried. I know these kids, their parents, their families. They’re me, my parents, my family. Because of the format, I wasn’t able to reproduce as many as I would have liked to, so please follow the links and read the others, they deserve to be read. And, if you play the music videos, consider that this is what happens to those Rochester poets, if they survive.
Oh, man.

http://www.rochesterchildrenwrite.com/

By: carolinenotakennedy

carolinenotakennedy — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:54:29 +0000

My goodness, those poems are heartbreakers, yet beautiful. Thanks for bringing them to our attention Cinie.

By: antifish

antifish — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:09:47 +0000

What a better world it would be if only we could still see through the eyes of a child.

I hope Obama does something for these and other children in their predicament all over the country, but don’t dare hold my breath. After all, his actions while serving in the Illinois Senate regarding the slums in his district were much less than honorable.