Wren Tuatha

Sincere thanks to editor Deirdre Fagan and Orange Blossom Review for nominating my poem, Nimshew, California, for Best of the Net! Fingers crossed and congrats to all nominees!

Should art be ‘patriotic’? Artist pulls her Smithsonian show, citing censorship. Artist Amy Sherald pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery, citing efforts to censor her work. The decision comes as the Trump administration has railed against “wokeness” in federally fund...

“It shows that the power of the people is always stronger than the people in power.”

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YouTube video by The Daily Show Trump Knew He Was in the Epstein Files, Launches Attack on Obama | The Daily Show

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YouTube video by The Daily Show Jon Stewart Reacts to Colbert's Cancellation & Trump's "Bawdy" Epstein Doodles | The Daily Show

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Thank you to Angela Brommel and Citron Review staff for accepting two of my poems!

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"...The action figure also features a unique twist with the BESTED BY PUPPY phenomenon, adding an element of fun and playfulness to the traditional collectible item..." www.ebay.com/itm/19745422...

One of my fire poems in the new issue of Orange Blossom Review orangeblossomreview.org/journal/nims...

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Stay brave, comedians!

All of the Bullying, None of the Pulpit Last night was the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, which my friend Amber was supposed to host before getting the boot after she, correctly, said on a podcast that Republicans are acting...

“So yeah, it’s bad out there and getting worse. I’m not sure if things can be both unsurprising and shocking, but that’s how I greeted the events of the week.” michaelianblack.substack.com/p/all-of-the...

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CALYX has accepted my poem, Silence, KY 1915. Thank you thank you thank you!

YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin Defends Both Sides After Her Cancelled White House Correspondents' Gig

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Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

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Ketchum, Idaho
April 5, 2025

Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US Thousands of demonstrators are rallying at sites across the U.S. against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

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The Slowdown The Slowdown podcast hosted by Major Jackson delivers a different way to see the world - through poetry

Major Jackson's last episode of The Slowdown will be April 11th. Today's poem: Why I Write Poetry, by Major--

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Grateful to learn my poem The Boat, Dismantled (first published in Silk Road) will appear in the anthology, A Song, Emerging/Poems About Our Earth! Thanks to editor Elaine Olund! ( Studio Kroner’s All Else Pales 2 Poetry Project, supported by JustEarth Cincinnati.)

Humble thanks to Julie Enszer and Sinister Wisdom for accepting 3 of my haibun!

YouTube video by WIRED History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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Jamie Raskin Announces FOIA Demands for Personal Data Held by Doge and Elon Musk - Jamie Raskin for Congress Federal District Court Decision Opens Up Path for All Americans to Check on Their Personal Data Held by this New Federal Agency

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I'm excited to learn The Healing Muse has accepted my poem, Aphasia Support Group, Day One! Many thanks!

D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

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That is exactly true.

Blue Harp I go to no one,  dark space, twilit  speaking to no one.  I travel to the coast,  to an amphitheater of grayness.  waves . . .

well done

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My poem at Hawaii Pacific Review:

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Defying Hitler Book Review

Defying Hitler-- Book Review, posted at substack

A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

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YouTube video by Sarah Cooper King Trump's Plans to Invade Canada and More - INSIDE THE COOP with Sarah Cooper

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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives? A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied th...

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