Yet Another Pat Mora Poem |
My Spanish isnt enough.I remember how Id smilelistening to my little ones,understanding every word theyd say,their jokes, their songs, their plots.Vamos a pedirle dulces a mama. Vamos.But that was...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:37:00 GMT |
Another Pat Mora Poem |
wrap their babies in the American flag,feed them mashed hot dogs and apple pie,name them Bill and Daisy,buy them blonde dolls that blink blueeyes or a football and tiny cleatsbefore the baby can even...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:15:00 GMT |
Pat Mora Poems |
In The BloodThe brown-eyed childand the white-haired grandfatherdance in the silent afternoon.They snap their fingers to a rhythm only thosewho love can hear.Teenagers One day they disappearinto their...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:53:00 GMT |
New "old" song added. |
From way back in 2003 comes "Night Fire," an instrumental I made with Brooklyn in mind. Check it out on the music player.
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:09:00 GMT |
On friendship |
"Don't walk in front of me,I may not follow,Don't walk behind me,I may not lead,Walk beside me andbe my friend."
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Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:21:00 GMT |
Something new. Something new. |
The demo version of "Fat Rage" a.k.a. "Our Rage is Fat Like Joy Peters is" was added to the music player. To pick up all the basstone goodness, check it out with a proper pair of speakers o...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT |
Quotation found on the back of an inkaclothes.com sticker label |
An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in r...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:34:00 GMT |
On Writing (June 9, 2008) |
"If bad taste were a felony, every writer I know would've done prison time."
Steven Bochco, television producer, writer, 1995
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:17:00 GMT |
Custer Died For Your Sins (excerpt 05.08.08) - Laws and Treaties |
Often when discussing treaty rights with whites, Indians find themselves being told that "We gave you the land and you haven't done anything with it." Or some commentator, opposed to the welfare state...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 13:27:00 GMT |
Custer Died For Your Sins (excerpt 2) |
"Indianness" has been defined by whites for many years. Always they have been outside observers looking into Indian society from a self-made pedestal of preconceived ide...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:29:00 GMT |
