Poem for peace: “Brother”
"I depend on you and you can depend on me. A brother is no bother. We all have the same Father."
Today in history: “Bread and Roses” for National Poetry Month
On this date in 1946, James Oppenheim's poem "Bread and Roses" was published in "Industrial Solidarity."
“Auschwitz”
" I pass this on, and for those of you who haven't seen my poetry collection I include a poem I wrote in 1955, after my visit to Auschwitz."
A life forsaken (with apologies to Robert Frost fans)
"Two men converged on Canfield Drive, one man just walking down the middle. My squad car passed him and I stopped; would I make this something big or little?"
“Free Radical Bluz”
"To my fellow workers going it alone, who square off with bosses but just get skinned right down to the bone..."
Unauthorized
"There will be no revolutionary time-outs 'til we've finally won, 'cause the revolution will be unauthorized."
People’s World sports writer honored by public TV
When he is not doing journalism and community media Neil teaches history at a local junior high school, reads comic books and spends time with his girlfriend, Lisa.
