DDR (East German Democratic Republic) Circus Memories My feelings debased on the circus ringsubordinated to DDR beer breath mouthssoon the master with the whip and the back ripping brushbut I’ll look so prettyshiny fur and gleaming coat They came to see the untamed beastruffian and uncouth champion of the jungleI attempt a roarthe tears chokeiContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “DDR (East Germany) Circus Memories”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Anna”: Greek Short Film Has You Wondering Who Anna is?
Poor Papou ( translated in English as grandfather), Michalis Maratheftis, (Spiros Stavrinides) is an aged Greek famer apparently in an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s. Being unable to care for himself his family has hired Maria (Imee Lysandrou), a Filipina domestic, as live-in caregiver. Papou is often in an agitated state as Alzheimer’s patients can be.Continue reading ““Anna”: Greek Short Film Has You Wondering Who Anna is?”
Ontario Extends Lockdown….yet again
NEWS RELEASE Ontario Extending Stay-at-Home Order across Most of the Province to Save Lives Public Health Units to Gradually Return to the COVID-19 Response Framework February 8, 2021 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the governmentContinue reading “Ontario Extends Lockdown….yet again”
Diversity urged in American COVID vaccination trials
Boosting Diversity in COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials Faith leaders and community organizations play critical roles in enrolling Black and Latinx trial participants.By Brennen Jensen • Photo by Chris Hartlove More cases, more hospitalizations, more deaths. From the pandemic’s earliest days, the coronavirus hit hardest in Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. The mortality rate amongContinue reading “Diversity urged in American COVID vaccination trials”
A La Calle” (“To the Streets”): Fair to say lucky to be Canadian!
“A La Calle” is the opening night film for this year’s Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival Canada running from February 18th-22. Violation of human rights is never a pretty story but combine it with the economic collapse of a nation that includes food and medicine shortages the picture is uglier. In this case itContinue reading “A La Calle” (“To the Streets”): Fair to say lucky to be Canadian!”
Poetry Corner: “As if Tourists”
As if Tourists Perpetual povertybaked rednecked existence in the sunIslamic fanaticism breeding car bombsone step away from starvation and deathreceiving the self contempt sentence of lifeworse imaging your children condemned to the samehunted for by prig faced idiots from the government in the capital(ironically respected) so the homeland spews the excess intothe hands of theContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “As if Tourists””
Poetry Corner: “Slime in the back lanes”
Slime in the back lanes greasy bacon hairedworm rotted popularity on the suburban to downtown bustoothlessscabbed hands red from the oedipal clasp on cheap sherry bottlesdecorated by filthy hands and nailsthat reeks of “please don’t touch” fleeing refugees from an uncaring societyvictims of hedonistic failure All depends on the needs for idealistic heroesand funds ofContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Slime in the back lanes””
Poetry Corner “Apologies to our Canadian Inuit”
Apologies to our Canadian Inuitnecessary victims of freeze driedconcentration camps called residential schoolgood intentioned Paul McCartneydares criticize an aboriginal seal huntno harpoon redressuneasy trust only hastened the inevitableamongst mineral rights and the sovereignand commercial Arctic venturesspouted from white man dollared denturesaccompanied by expanding markets reduced to fishing guides for the sub 49erssearching for charpresents ofContinue reading “Poetry Corner “Apologies to our Canadian Inuit””
Poetry Corner: “Woes of the protesting protestant grave searcher”
Woes of the protesting protestant grave searcher Journey to find fathercremated in 64soon lostamongst 14,867 interned Catholicssome snickering about certain historical winsa gateand the wrong cometary obfuscates the search Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Childhood Plus”
Childhood Plus Slapped on the asswrenched out with plastic glovesspotlight blinds the primary visiona warm welcome to lifehorrid formula milkand the accursed Pablumshitting all over the placethe Big Ones pat our heads so cutebut so obnoxious so get rid of em quicksthrust into the gulag of kindergarten barricades angry ones yell at usdiscipline, moralsand properContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Childhood Plus””
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