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………………..her father’s voice ………………..between each gunshot ………………..silence ....
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Headlines:
“Neda: Young Girl Brutally Killed in Iran” (New York Daily News)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..first day of winter ………………..the king of pop ………………..is dead ....
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Headlines:
“Michael Jackson’s Life Cut Shockingly Short” (MSNBC)
“Michael Jackson Dead an Hour Before Medics Arrive” (The Star)
“Jackson’s Earnings Grow by Billions After Death” (New York Times)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..hard rain— ………………..the cops mistake Dylan ………………..for a bum ....
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Headlines:
“Rambling Bob Dylan Raises Police Suspicions” (The Guardian)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..seagulls scream— ………………..when will Cheney be tried ………………..for war crimes ....
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Headlines:
“Cheney Defends Torture Policy” (World Socialist News)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..a camellia falls ………………..her father’s eyes the day they ………………..closed the plant..
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Headlines:
“Toyoto Announces Closure of Manufacturing Plant” (World Socialist News)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..summer..
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Headlines:
“Gordon Campbell on the Afghan Marital Rape Law” (Scoop News)
“Right to Rape: Is That What We’re Fighting For” (Timesonline)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..cold snap… ………………..she watches her ………………..co-worker ………………..and (ex?) friend ………………..cross the picket-line ....
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Headlines:
“Workers Struggles: Europe and Africa” (World Socialist News)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..summer’s end… ………………..the village of Omar Kheil ………………..in flames ....
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Headlines:
“Afghan Village Devastated by Nato Missile Strike” (The Guardian)
“Collateral Damage in Afghanistan is Unavoidable” (The Guardian)
“Nato’s Mission Impossible” (The Guardian)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..the last embers ………………..of a makeshift campfire ………………..burning out ………………..17 homeless arrested ………………..in Sacramento..
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Headlines:
“Sacramento Police Arrest 17 at Homeless Camp” (Sacramento Bee)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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………………..smoke break ………………..two cleaners debate ………………..the headlines: ………………..recession probably over ………………..economy in threat..
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Headlines:
“NZ Out of Recession, Strong Currency Threat” (Forbes)
“Two Surveys Point to Rise in Economic Confidence” (National Business Review)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.
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