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Another School Shooting

“bullets have shattered / the land of make believe…”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
gun violence
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Against Gun Violence

“The voice of lamentation echoes across the land”
  • by Alden Solovy
gun violence, guns, justice
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Unprayer for Uvalde

“I am tired of praying to a silent God”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
gun violence, Uvalde
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To the Lawmakers after Mass Shootings

“Don’t bring your flowers”
  • by Cantor Vera Broekhuysen
gun violence, Uvalde
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Love is More Potent Than Guns

“I will never normalize mass death”
  • by Nick Pipitone
gun violence, Uvalde
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After Uvalde: The Court of the Innocent

The Court of the Innocent has lost faith in us: a rebuke from the gates of heaven
  • by Alden Solovy
gun violence, Uvalde
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Black Holes: For Uvalde

“We cannot live in constant sorrow”
  • by Martha Hurwitz
gun violence, Uvalde
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Finding the Words

“No altars for candles and teddy bears. / No petitions, angry protests, or briefings.”
  • by Rabbi Nina Mandel
gun violence, Uvalde, violence
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May the Earth Reflect the Heavens: A Prayer for Change

“A heavenly court grows… / They bear witness to / Our ongoing news cycle”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
gun violence, Uvalde
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At My Kid’s Gymnastics Class I Read the News from Texas

Poem in response to school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022
  • by Hila Ratzabi
grief, gun violence, guns, Uvalde
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