Sep
11
2013
Poem of the Day: Attica Reflections
Attica Reflections
By Hersey Boyer
It isn’t strange to awake in the silence
Of midnights,
To hear MEN weeping, in harsh and gravelly voices
That turn away your lies,
They have witnessed the slaughter
And heard your songs of merriment
As you filled your cups with blood.
Anoint yourselves in madness,
Dance with Hitler’s ghost.
Born: August 19, 1941. Education: 9th grade Junior High School. Birthplace: New York City, Harlem. Time: Life. Desire in life: to be a man wherever I am!
You can access several resources about the Attica Uprising (including a primer and zine that I co-wrote) here.
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