Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Poem of the Week: Vanessa Huang


Dear End of Terror,


May you rest

In peace

This night

Body of hurt

Breathe easy


May rest

Bring new light

Memory

Your heart

Space widen


May wide truth

Sink deep

Sing wide

True

To each part


May each war

Remember

Body

Holy body

Grow soul



-Vanessa Huang


Used by permission.


Photo by: Morgan Bassichis


Vanessa Huang is a poet, writer, and community organizer whose practice draws on a history of collaboration with and teachings from the prison abolition, migrant justice, gender liberation, transformative justice, disability justice, and reproductive justice movements. Vanessa's poetry manuscript quiet of chorus was named a finalist for Poets & Writers' 2010 California Writers Exchange Award. A Macondo and Kundiman fellow, Vanessa lives in Oakland, California and also works as a consultant for social justice organizations.


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