Monday, March 7, 2011

Poets on the Ground in Wisconsin


Be sure to check out poet Brenda Cárdenas' inspiring account of the protests in Wisconsin. An excerpt:

At the Wednesday rally, Carlos’ warm coyote laughter snuck out of my heart and into my throat. I told those gathered that this revered Chicano Wobbly poet had been quite fond of saying, “Workers of the World, Unite! You have nothing to lose but your generals!” and that I didn’t think he’d mind one bit if I changed his dicho (his twist on the old IWW saying) to fit our present circumstances. So together we chanted, “Workers of Wisconsin, Unite! We have nothing to lose but our governor! Students of Wisconsin, Unite! We have nothing to lose but our governor!”

Read the rest of the post here, (via Montevidayo)


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