Laura Martinez

We Must Resist
Gallery
We Must Resist

Issue 131: 19 June 2021

We Must Resist

By Editor| 2021-06-18T12:58:21-07:00 June 19th, 2021|Categories: Issue 131: 19 June 2021|Tags: Poetry, Laura Martinez, resistance, human rights, voting rights, voter supression|

By Laura Martinez Everything has changed Nothing has changed He is gone Does that mean we no longer resist? It “takes time” to undo what he has done Does that mean we no longer resist? As long as elected officials state “America is not a racist country” We must resist As long as there is [...]

I See You
Gallery
I See You

Issue 105: 05 March 2020

I See You

By Editor| 2020-03-03T17:25:51-08:00 March 5th, 2020|Categories: Issue 105: 05 March 2020|Tags: Poetry, Laura Martinez|

By Laura Martinez First you are “pollo” chicken. Then you are “illegal” just so much contraband or “alien” strange creature from another place to be feared. Less than human. I walk with you through the streets of Nogales, sit with you as you prepare for your journey, as you pray the rosary. I see you [...]