Wade on Birmingham

basic etiquette for telepathy

Monday, March 11, 2013 by Wade Kwon

We are not meant for
reading minds. We barely grasp
our own twisted thoughts.

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dizzy from the whirl

Sunday, March 10, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Peering from the roof
ledge, woozy from the great height,
unable to move.

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always an outsider

Saturday, March 9, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The in crowd wasn’t
seeking members, nor was it
trying to shun them.

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the conclave of literary crafters

Friday, March 8, 2013 by Wade Kwon

They all kept journals
of their deepest secrets while
waiting for big breaks.

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the post-modern calendar

Thursday, March 7, 2013 by Wade Kwon

There’s a day for love
and grandparents and groundhogs,
but not for daring.

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late at the schoolhouse

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The hallways echo
long after last bell with the
footfalls of stragglers.

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the vestigial bookmark

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Ebooks hide out of
eyesight. Too much to read, yet
no stacks to cherish.

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winged features

Monday, March 4, 2013 by Wade Kwon

If everyone could
fly, we would chat and floss at
30,000 feet.

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we know what we know

Sunday, March 3, 2013 by Wade Kwon

We know what we know,
no more, no less. Open eyes
to know more, no less.

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flakes of hope

Saturday, March 2, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Little faces stared
at the darkness hoping to
be blinded by white.

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the planting

Friday, March 1, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The earth thaws, cracks, laid
open for worms and grains of
plants. Harvest someday.

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Black History Month: ‘Slavery by Another Name’

Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Video: “Slavery by Another Name”

American schools teach students that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. A PBS documentary explores the forced labor by newly freed black slaves between the Civil War and World War II.

“Slavery by Another Name,” based on the book by the same title, tells the story of the South through research into documents and interviews with scholars. The 90-minute film also features interviews with descendants of victims of forced labor.

Filming took place in Birmingham and Atlanta. It first aired on PBS in February 2012, a month after screening at Sundance.

Author Douglas A. Blackmon won the Pulitzer Prize for his book [Amazon aff. link] in 2009. Birmingham and Shelby County are featured prominently as centers for virtual re-enslavement of black citizens.

“Slavery by Another Name”

not written in history

Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Wade Kwon

What happened is weird
mix of what’s written and what’s
forgotten in time.

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ode to the block captain

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Wade Kwon

From behind the blinds,
every jogger looks mean and
each dog a mongrel.

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on a damp winter’s night

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Jacket stained with rain,
he darted through shadowy
alleys bound for home.

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