By On the flight back to Sacramento last night, I tore up the July/Aug POETRY Magazine and decided to squeeze this into the activism/social justice square for BINGO since there was so much relevant writing in this category, especially some of the editorials from poets laureate that are mixed into this issue.
For example, Debora Kuan’s Poetry as Expansive Compassion (LINK) coupled with her poem “The Night After You Lose Your Job” (LINK) were timely, powerful. In particular, the last coupla years assault on women in the workforce make this poem stand out to me.
Open Arts Spring 2023 
Thank you for sharing the links. I agree, the essay and poem are both very powerful.
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So glad to have read these, borkali. Especially, especially these last few lines from The Night After You Lose Your Job –
You arrived here, at this night, in one
piece, from a lifetime of luck
and error, with something necessary to give.
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Oh, yes, why are poets un/underpaid? Because they are un/undervalued.
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I tore out Monica Ong’s Solstice Blessing & Diaspora Nova and mailed it to my sister Dee Dee in time for moving into her dorm. She said she hung it above her bed ❤
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/156121/solstice-blessing
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/156122/diaspora-nova
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Oh! These are stunning, borkali. What a gift.
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