When the Smoke Clears
By Gabrielle Daniels. An elegy for Khadija Saye, a photographer who died in London's Grenfell Tower fire.
Journalism in Verse
Celebrity Death
By Howie Good. When death is both private & public: on the untimely death of musician Chris Cornell.
For “El Chahuis”: Homage to Norberto Santa Cruz who Died while in Police Custody
By Abigail Carl-Klassen. Known to his friends as a joyful man, he died while in police custody, reportedly of suicide.
Jane Roe of ‘Roe vs. Wade’
By Alexandra Umlas. An honest reflection on the life of Norma McCorvey — "Jane Roe" during the historic abortion case.
Out of Oakland Ashes [AUDIO]
By Emily Ruth Hazel. Ruminations on artists who dare to claim housing, even if they have to build it themselves.
THE SEER or HOW TO WRITE: David Meltzer (1937-2016)
An obituary for beat poet & visionary David Meltzer.
Raise the Flag and Sort the Mail
His name was Schultz, a simple man He fought for Iwo Jima, got wounded Sent home and forgotten He sorted mail, day
Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) / The Map of Sounds & Memories
By Moira Roth. It was the first time that anyone on Earth, including herself, had ever heard the sounds of all the
The Fire This Time
By Fred Dodsworth. A meditation on the illegal, sacred spaces of artists, written after Oakland's Ghost Ship fire.
