Poetry

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1 I’ve been trying to write since nine, counting hours in passing cups of steam.…

the unshakeable black feminist anthem 
& 
on capacity building

the unshakeable black feminist anthem for post-earthquake sisters in Haiti and the Dominican Republic  …

Abuelas

*Dowoti was not at the Black Feminist Retreat. However, she is an elder – an…

The Naming of Things

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Aster(ix)’s very own, Adriana E. Ramirez, recently gave a talk for TEDxHouston. Here you…

“What Is the Difference Between Globalization and Neoliberalism?”

Last week someone asked me, “What is the difference between globalization and neoliberalism?” The question isn’t…

future tense (minor tribe: 2012)

like the family I need documents to stay here lose them and I lose my…

Black Men in Search of the Rivers

I am weary from the road. Chest heavy, I search for  cool water,  ripe oranges,…

El Muro / The Wall

No one believed it would happen here En el Valle Where the birders find such…

Letter to Anthony [Critical Resistance] By Suheir Hammad

I this is not a pre paid call this is not a poem this is…