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Snipers and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Published on October 10, 2017 in Gun Violence/Identity by Caitlin Gildrien

By Caitlin Gildrien. This is what happens when we teach men that power is in owning bodies or taking lives.

Published on October 9, 2017 in Gun Violence/Politics by Catherine Strayhall

By Catherine Strayhall. “Not the time to speak/ up and ask why anyone could need/ assault rifles”

Published on October 5, 2017 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Larry D. Thacker

By Larry Thacker. Searching for the backstory of a mass shooter and the many saying nothing.

Published on October 5, 2017 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Albert Haley

By Albert Haley. A poet’s plea after the gun massacre in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Published on October 2, 2017 in Gun Violence/U.S. by J Spagnolo

By J Spagnolo. Violent histories resurface after a gunman opens fire at a Las Vegas concert.

Published on December 19, 2016 in Gun Violence/Identity by Lauren Camp

By Lauren Camp. Our tongues hold the cost of awe and all that’s left to learn.

Published on October 16, 2016 in Audio/Gun Violence/U.S. by Lauren Camp

By Lauren Camp. “We sit on the porch as tuneless cars repeat / their litany in distant atmosphere.”