there’s no art in hate
and no joy in ignorance
no racist haiku
we have to uproot
racism, sexism, &
homophobia
stand up to fascists
resisting all racisms
whenever they rear
sweet, gentle being
cops killed him nevertheless
Elijah McClain
racism is wrong
we must have racial justice
to thrive together
Dan Brook teaches in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San Jose State University.
Wonderfully meaningful haikus
Thank you!
your first verse says it all
Sure, but I needed 50 words!
This is impressive, true and very clever. I love haiku and to do this in 50 words is awesome. Must have taken some thought and patient editing to preclude loss of form and meaning. Well done Dan, it’s brilliant!
Thanks David, I appreciate your kind words!