Take a listen to the "slam poetry" of Eric Darby. Take it as a reminder that (1) poetry can be very political and (2) politics (always, but especially now) calls for a re-visioning of community, of hope, of what is possible, of what is needed, of how things fit together or might fit together differently.
Imagine things different. Radically different. And shaped not just by the discarded hopes in the American dream, but by the "kingdom politics" of Jesus. Can you imagine?
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This reminds me of a slam poet I've seen a few times, named Buddy Wakefield. His stuff includes some language that is probably inappropriate for this blog, but his piece, "My Town" is especially interesting.
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