Human Rights in China

  China Made She sits before her grey machine, _knits, cottons, or brocade; with sweating she begins to sew _to...

  The Man from China The man from China struts around D.C. And silences the chatter about tariffs. He says,...

  The Threat of Virtue Falun Gong, which has faced persecution since July 20, 1999, has three main principles: Truth,...

  FIRST PLACE   Her Matted Hair Based on “Daughter Dies Three Days After Admission to Prison for Practicing Falun...

. The Contest Today in China peaceful Falun Gong practitioners are imprisoned, tortured, and killed by the communist regime simply...

Unjust Trade   I. An endless wet: Earth’s gathered sea-salt tears Wept-swept before a rising, darkening gale, As dim horizon...

  And These Two Despots Smile “where organs switch one human to another, where one stays live, and one’s a...

. The poem "The Gentler Art" by Maureen Browne read by the poet herself at the Society of Classical Poets...

. Four Slogans of Qi Hong In Chongqing, China, August 29th, on high-rise walls, a bold display of anticommunist ideas...

. Surviving the Cultural Revolution Why should this tourist want to take my picture? I’m just a woman who is...

. Readings of original poems by the poets from the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June 28,...

. FIRST PLACE . Captured Souls by Twila Brase Seized by force, a mighty throng The captured souls of the...

. The Contest Know nothing or next to nothing about Falun Gong? Perfect! This poetry competition is for you! The...

. Candlelight Vigil the persecution of the peaceful meditation practice Falun Gong by the CCP began on July 20, 1999...

. Freedom of Speech vs. the NBA The CCP has raged and seethed, oh joy! Daryl Morey was not playing...

. FIRST PLACE . Free to Be the PRC by James A. Tweedie According to the PRC’s unwritten protocol,To be...

. Lyrics and vocals by Evan Mantyk / guitar by Jeff Eardley . The CCP Song (CCP: Chinese Communist Party)...

. When the Dragon Spreads Its Wings Millennia, the Dragon stayed at home, Consumed its own, kept dissidence at bay,...

. Fed Suffering The True Story of Dai Mingrong . Not merely stale today, her bowl of rice Now tastes...

. “United” Nations? The U.N. won’t condemn Hamas’s slaughter,Supporting those who want Jews underwater.Iran’s a U.N. human rights group head,Though...

. The Miasma Enshrouding Disneyland I came here as a fairytale-struck child; The tickets cost less than a week of...

. July 20, 1999 a villanelle for Falun Gong Practitioners after 24 years of persecution Your path is narrow, yet...

. ***** The Red Hotel has blood on ev’ry floor Where ev’ry room is numbered 666 And blood-greased door knobs...

. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 3: Embrace the Epic, Not the Opaque If you enjoy this video,...

. FIRST PLACE . Tooth and Claw a pantoum by Susan Jarvis Bryant Observe the tooth and claw of savage deed. Beware the ferric...

. Receiving an Organ Transplant from China The waiting time was short, extremely short: A couple weeks and fifty thousand...

. Sketches of Three Communistic Big Heads  . 1. Xi Jinping Who thinks this belly-flopping avarist is good except those...

. In a School of Transformation I fix a mildly-optimistic smile upon my face, which until lately bore a tortured...

. China’s Silent Screams  The CCP will never hear the screams Of those who strive to find their way back...

. His Pen a villanelle written upon watching the movie Eternal Spring His pen flies back and forth, a righteous...

. A Woodstock for China You sit within a public Chinese bus, And out the window: buildings, concrete, dust, Which...

. Images of Darwin, Post-1859 1859: The year the ponderously titled On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural...

. I’m Not Too Keen On China Nowadays I’m not too keen on China nowadays: The moves they’ve made against Taiwan of...

. A Prophecy the East Fulfilled The year 1999, seventh month, From the sky will come a great King of...

. The Pale Rider Comes “So then give to Caesar what is his,” our Lord and Master said, __“And to...

. You are invited to a reading of poetry that shines a light on the plight of ordinary, innocent people...

. . Shanghai's Robo Dogs With quick unnatural steps, and side to side Focusing glances, robo dogs preside And prowl...

. FIRST PLACE https://youtu.be/F3aTnHiJ4yU . Amends to the Innocent by Brian Yapko Dear Falun Gong, I owe you my amends....

. A Tale of April 25, 1999 I’d practiced Falun Gong for seven years. It stopped my spine disease’s jabbing...

. . Shhh… Shanghai trembles at the edge of hell As horror wafts and weaves its way through streets. The moon...