For my poetry class, we were given the assignment to create a series of poems on a broad social issue. I chose class and privilege in America and abroad, using Santa Claus and the holidays as the frame of reference.
Along with this, I followed the apothegm "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." I feel that Newton's Third Law quickly sums up the devasting effects of Neo-Liberal global policy and also of American consumerism.
I wrote the series in four poems, and will post one each day this week. The collection is forthcoming from Pretty Grrrl Press (Canton, OH) and will be out in time for the Holidays.
The second poem is below the fold.
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