This luminary feminist of color intertwined the art of poetry with left activism.
Poetry
Upcoming tribute to Nellie Wong
The life of this remarkable revolutionary, who died in early January, will be commemorated in the next issue.
For Gaza
A poem by Sukey Wolf, activist in the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements
Nellie Wong: a remarkable life captured in poetry
“At 90, this Chinese American, working-class feminist radical/activist/poet fearlessly continues to lyrically explore the multi-layered essence of family, labor, justice.”
Letters to the editor, October 2022
Feedback from our readers on the energy crisis, poetry, and LGBTQ+ rights in Africa.
Interiority, hey?
A lyrical look by poet-revolutionary Nellie Wong on sense of self as an Asian American woman versus the racist perceptions of others.
STRIKING WHILE THE IRON’S HOT
Forget the superficial forget it forget the words that lack meaning the senseless acts which pervert logic the choices we make which defeat… Read more »
PLASTIC BULLETS
Emma Groves… What’s Emma Groves got to do with plastic bullets? Emma Groves pickets outside Astra Astra Pyrotechnic, in Regent Street, London assembles the plastic bullets assembles the plastic bullets… Read more »
Footplate Classics
I am a lesbian feminist. Between 1979 and 1984 I worked as a locomotive assistant training to be a train driver for the Victorian Railways in Australia. At one time six women were training at South Dynon Loco and four women in country areas. Dianne Brown became qualified as a train driver in 1985. Unfortunately the other women left. The attitudes of many of the men working in the railways added to on the job pressure. I have put some of these attitudes into poetic form.
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Cuba: A Socialist Dream Deferred
Traces the ups and downs of the Cuban Revolution and the critical issue of rising capitalist influence. Analyzes the main actors in Cuban society today and discusses the path forward.