The Mourners’ Dance
In the most recent round of protests in Iran that started on December 28, 2025, and was met with unprecedented brutality by the Islamic Republic, videos have emerged of mourners dancing at the funerals of slain protesters.
In the most recent round of protests in Iran that started on December 28, 2025, and was met with unprecedented brutality by the Islamic Republic, videos have emerged of mourners dancing at the funerals of slain protesters.
A poem by widely published poet and a competition winner, Margaret Owen Ruckert.
A poem by Indian–Australian poet and visual artist, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad.
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Written for the marine algal crisis currently unfolding in the coastal waters of Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri Countries.
A poem by awarded poet Sandra Renew
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