Contemplating Hate
To be published in some literary journals a poet must avoid being racist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, sexist, xenophobic or ableist. It…
Ancestry
I am German (paternal side) and Pennsylvania Dutch (maternal side.) My mother told me that my paternal grandparents who came to America from Germany…
Prism
My German grandmother told me as a child: “Never play with Negroes, Jews, wops or half-breeds.” My mother was less vociferous about such matters, but…
