While the Family Leadership Summit, with the noted exception of Donald Trump’s cheap shot at Sen. John McCain’s POW status, showed a party membership which is essentially united on a number of fundamental issues, the Left’s Netroots Nation showed progressives united by little more than their love of divisiveness.
One thing the Family Leadership Summit lacked, however, is poetry — specifically, ecofeminist poetry. Chinese-American artist, filmmaker and poet Jess X Chen inspired her audience with poetry about bees as a metaphor for women of color. This, in turn, inspired a number of conservatives to try their hand at #NNPoetry. Are you ready to get deep?
We ate a papaya and called it empire. The shots rang out. We fell, but you didn’t. White people. Body. Power. Justice #NNpoetry #powerful
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 19, 2015
@AceofSpadesHQ @charlescwcooke
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
privilege #NNPoetry— Sean Moore (@morelikeregular) July 19, 2015
#NNPoetry
Starbucks Man, watcha sellin'?
Starbucks Man, can you top my mocha with agency?
Starbucks Man steal my body.@charlescwcooke— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/ThePantau/status/622569908258361345
#NNPoetry
American. Justice.
Don't make me laugh.
Hah!
White Man steal my body,
Cops beat me.
Ain't no justice.
Ain't nothin' but Just Us.— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
I was raped
By oppression and
Ciswhitehetropatriarchal
Bakeries and
Gender stereotypes#NNPoetry @AceofSpadesHQ @charlescwcooke— Sir Castic (@TzviZucker) July 19, 2015
#NNPoetry
"Cinnamon Biscotti"
Cis white male says to lay off carbs,
cis white male thinks he can boss my body.
My.
Body.
My Biscotti.— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/museofhistory/status/622572393140109312
Dawn breaks
Her heart each morning
When she wakes up
Remembers giving
Her consent
Her body
To the man
Dirty, evil man
Feminism. #NNPoetry— Sir Castic (@TzviZucker) July 19, 2015
#NNPoetry
"No Consent"
The male gaze
Woman pays
Malice
Phallus
Like a talis-
man
of Privilege
Wrapped around my neck.
My body.
MY body.— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
i actually think that last one could get me a MacArthur Genius grant if I pretended it was on the level.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
Ace is actually a little too good at writing these poems.
@AceofSpadesHQ #NNPoetry
"Consent!"
They said.
"Consent!"
All I hear is Con.
To trick. To cheat.
To take from me.
All that makes me Goddess— Michael Blum (@MichaelBlum3) July 19, 2015
adapting @MichaelBlum3
"Consent"
Con. Scent.
Your con stinks
on ice
your Privilege ain't nice
sugar and spice
The musk of Bo Bice.
My body.— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/JohnRiversToo/status/622574512874356740
#NNPoetry
They took a lie and called it America
They stole a land and called it Freedom
Rape rape rape rape
rape rape rape
Ready 4 Hillary— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
All lives matter, he said.
No! We screamed.
Also, Bush. #NNPoetry— While Supplies Last (@corrcomm) July 19, 2015
#NNPoetry
Hands off my body
Eyes off my aura
Keep your agenda
off my pudenda
I have my own ideas, dad.
Good ideas, DAD.
YOU HEAR ME DAD?!!— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/Beefsteak101/status/622577681490706432
#NNPoetry
"Trust Fund"
You think you own me
because of the $3500/month upkeep?
I SPIT AT YOUR PRESUMPTION
I will start a magazine
or a band— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
Black is White
Eight is Nine
Night is Day
Gay is Straight
Hate is Love
All is One
Zen is Chaos
I am You#NNPoetry— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/Keiras_lip_balm/status/622579521477173249
#NNPoetry
"White Dreadlocks"
White dreads
vintage bowling shirt
oddball hat
ironic bicycle
chin piercing
all this in place
of personality— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
@AceofSpadesHQ
rape rape rape
rape RAPE rape
rape rape rape
papaya— Arthur Kimes (@ComradeArthur) July 19, 2015
"My Vagina"
My vagina is not for you,
My vagina is fair and true.
My vagina is mighty
not at all flighty
Sure I'm a dude
what is your point— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
policeman sees me
will he shoot
I am black body
dare I loot?
Taking back
my ancestor's fruit
we are blameless
yet
we
are
blamed#NNpoetry— SuperSwoleAnti-Fa(g) (@PolicyLord) July 19, 2015
"Intersectionality"
Intersex-
ionality
enough of the banality
let's get real
like Real World real
Realtalk
Performative
Problematic.— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
Jazz hands
Jazz hands
Take the aggressions away
Jazz hands
Jazz hands
Make my macrame sway
#NNPoetry— Foghorn Leghorn (@FoghornBLeghorn) July 19, 2015
"Crazy"
They called me crazy
prodded and poked me
drugged and mugged me
all because I like to start fires
Know what's really "crazy"?
*War.*— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
A part of me dies
When you supersize
Your privilege belies
This Big Mac of Lies
And when I give you your fries
My PhD cries#NNPoetry— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) July 19, 2015
"Science"
I love science
I LOVE Science
I love it so much
The pictures of Pluto
Quadratic theory
That's a thing right?— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
I am so angry.
Asked for soy latte, not milk
MICROAGGRESSION!#NNPoetry— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) July 19, 2015
"No Nukes"
No Nukes
They make me puke s
omtimes
gamma rays poison the flukes
can't wear daisy dukes
when the trees are crying— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
Trigger Warning
Every Morning
Microaggressing
Cornbread Dressing
Gender Bending
No More Brunching
#NNPoetry— Marcus (@MarcusHUSA) July 19, 2015
"St. Pauli Girl Light"
No I don't want a st. pauli girl light
You think that would entitle you to WHAT?
take your rape-mead somewhere else— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 19, 2015
Oh womyn's studies degree
Why won't anyone hire me?
Patriarchy #NNPoetry— ??Tami (@Brytani_Fla) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/622593478908878849
#NNPoetry
You male me
You female me
You
white me
with your history
All of it
Allofit
The bees can hear me
hegemony buzzes in my pain— KeepCalmAndDrawl (@FormerlyFormer) July 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/Ebolamerican/status/622593136867475456
Bravo.
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