Katrina

[elph8]

I haven't written about it, because what can I write that doesn't instantly become cliched?

Only this thought keeps returning: My hope is that, out of all of this badness, Americans finally get an up-close-and-personal sense of what it's kinda like to live in about 90% of the rest of this planet. Myself included

Comments

[randomcelestial]

This happened with 9/11 too. People were writing poems and wondering if they had the right.

But you know what? As poets, it's our job and responsibility to catalogue major events.

The real question you should ask: "Am I actually adding anything meaningful?"

Amen

[frogman1975]

Plus, I would argue one can not live in the "polis" and not be political.
The only way to avoid politics (or interactions with others in the polis) would be to become a hermit.
Me, I see everything as political. Maybe that means I'm one of those who politicize everything (like the oil reserves being opened). But I still love you Andy Buck. Even if I don't agree with ya.

[fofalex]

Only this thought keeps returning: My hope is that, out of all of this badness, Americans finally get an up-close-and-personal sense of what it's kinda like to live in about 90% of the rest of this planet. Myself included.Hey, I'm just some random dude from NOLA. We've been thinking about how we're supposed to "remember Katrina" a year later, and I got curious what other people were talking about while I was stuck here. It was old news on the internet by the time I got back to civilization