Photo credit: the Conversation I sit on a park bench alone beneath a drift of leaves;a scuffle of rubbish rushes up with the wind:scraps of red plastic,crumpled paper hats, masks:a smell in the air,singed and bitter. I sit on this park bench,New Year’s Day. And have I sat here forever alone listeningto the cacophony of…
Fast for forty days, Masses fast everyday. Awe ti b’awe nle, Biribiri gan la ngba! We already spent, Without being sent Aeons in fast, Cos we lack. So when you say We must pay, Through fasting, We are smiling. Already we’re hungered Cos we pondered Over nothing to eat, We have no wheat. We are…
Photo credit: BBC A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every country on earth. AP reports that the court has however left in place his efforts to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The US Court of Appeals found Trump…
Photo credit: The Mirror A trio of British friends have been flipping the YouTube travel genre on its head by visiting their immigrant parents’ homeland. Mirror reports that in a bid to make their travels their full time job, they’re planning to release “the best series yet” and it’s set to come out in early…
Photo credit: The Irish Independent Gena Heraty, the Irish aid worker kidnapped by a gang in Haiti four weeks ago is recovering in hospital following her release yesterday. Ms. Heraty and her fellow captive were brought straight to hospital following their release on Friday. All eight captives including a three-year-old child are suffering the effects…
I protest convention Refuse to be prisoned By societal ideals Not necessarily ideal! Believing more than Christ At Christmas! Giving to the poor Should be everyday! At turn of new year Turn I a new leaf For few minutes Then resume My old ways Which is always! Society has set date For Christ’s death After Easter…
Photo credit: the Guardian National flags are appearing on flyovers and lampposts across the country amid a wave of anti-migrant protests. Politico reports that outside the headquarters of Norwich’s municipal government on Wednesday evening, anti-immigration protesters gathered to make their voices heard. Many in the crowd of about 120 are either waving or are wrapped in the…
