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San Francisco Chronicle
31-07-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Joan Baez: Activist reads original poems targeting President Trump in exclusive video
Lately, the more I read the daily news, the more I've felt compelled to write again. Lining up words into sentences that attempt to make sense of the chaos is my bulwark against a creeping feeling of despondency. I haven't sat down to deliberately write poems in many years. But when I unearthed my older poems to put together my recent collection ' When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance,' I found myself revising and rewriting for about a year. It felt like strengthening a muscle that I'd allowed to atrophy for too long. Two of the pieces published here are prose poems: 'Pony Up' and 'Reasons to Stop Using the Word Unprecedented.' They both arrived in such a rush that I couldn't be bothered to think about something like line-breaks. But they're poetic to me — furious but poetic, nonetheless. In the third poem, 'Falling Rocks,' I wanted to try to give a voice to children who are being silenced. The unhinged merrymakers who now oversee our government are delighted to be the first in this century to stun the population into a state of shock and awe. Delighted to make any disruptive move that worms into their unbalanced minds. Delighted to show off their unprecedented behavior as they move with chaotic speed to destroy everything that has thrived in this imperfect democracy. Kidnap and detain children? 'YAHOO!' Abduct citizens off the streets and ship them untried to prison camps? 'OOPSIE!' Kill the elderly and anyone not white enough to count? 'WHOOPTY DOO!' Of course it's all unprecedented. But they revel in such extraordinary cruelty. As we demand 'Stop!' they grow more cruel and hear 'Unprecedented!' as praise. Don't give the lunatics the satisfaction of hearing that word one more time. Pony Up spineless democrats: Pony up! When did starting a sentence with 'I don't see why' ever elicit a satisfactory answer or bring an opponent to heel? PONY UP! Instead of 'I don't see why,' try 'I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY!' Then override their double-talk and distractions and evasions, insist you need a real answer until you get one — or as close to one as some of the spokespeople can eke out. Don't settle for alphabet soup. Get an answer. If you can't, push back on anything you can. The Trumpists lie all day long. And they are winning the game. Falling Rocks Tengo miedo Tengo frío Tengo hambre Estoy sola I am afraid I am cold I am hungry I am lonely Where is my mother? Where is my sister? Where is my dog? Where is my new dress? I was on the school bus in my new dress with my lunch bag on my lap I had lemonade in a box with a little straw attached a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple Like the other kids who are my friends but they stayed on the bus and I did not All around me was like a mountain falling and I was just one of the rocks you are supposed to watch for while driving But no one is watching out for this little rock I'm still falling falling Tengo miedo Tengo frio Tengo hambre Estoy sola An American icon, Joan Baez, 84, has released more than 30 albums during her storied career. In 2024, she released ' When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance,' a book of poetry.
South China Morning Post
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for February 20-22
Published: 5:00pm, 19 Feb 2025 Now that the winter holiday season is finally over, it's time to wait out the cold – starting with a flurry of guest shifts this weekend. Shanghai is visiting twice, with the city's branch of Coa dropping by Artifact on Thursday, while across-the-border newcomer Pony Up celebrates World Margarita Day at Dead Poets on Saturday. In between, Avoca at the Mondrian is hosting Singapore stalwart 28 HongKong Street for a Friday night across the harbour. Thursday, February 20 Shanghai Nights – Artifact x Coa Shanghai Artifact is celebrating Margarita Month with Coa Shanghai on February 20. Photo: NCDA What: The first of two Shanghainese guests coming to Hong Kong actually hails from a home-grown concept. To celebrate Margarita Month, Coa Shanghai's Tan Tan is getting behind the bar – not on Coa's home turf though, but at Artifact. Start the weekend's tequila-fuelled festivities there, courtesy of Olmeca Altos tequila and Six Days Distro. Where: Artifact, Shop 5 & 7, LG/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central When: 8pm till late Friday, February 21 Avoca x 28 HongKong Street Naz of Singapore's 28 HongKong Street will be in our city for a guest shift at Avoca on February 21. Photo: Handout What: Across the harbour, Avoca at the Mondrian is hosting two of Singapore's finest – Naz and Ben – from one of that city's most decorated watering holes, 28 HongKong Street. Together, they'll be serving up a menu focused on intriguing uses of Michter's rye whiskey and bourbon. The Corn Job, for instance, features the rye whiskey, corn orgeat, ancho verde, Pedro Ximénez sherry and lemon juice, while the sweet Butter Be Nice focuses on butter-washed Michter's bourbon with Galliano Vanilla liqueur, salted maple syrup and chocolate bitters. Where: Avoca, 38/F, Mondrian, 8A Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui When: 7pm – 10pm Saturday, February 22 Dead Poets x Pony Up Dre Yang, co-founder of Shanghai's Pony Up, will be at Dead Poets on World Margarita Day, February 22. Photo: Instagram
