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Anthony O.: Is It a Possibility?
Is It a Possibility?I stood there staringThinking of what to do.I kept my eyes glued,To the poster in my face.College readiness.It’s difficult to decide,When everyone in my family,Made the… More
Give a Boy a Gun!
“Give me the money!” I thought he was my homie, I guess not! He fucked me over one day after class. In the store He screamed “Give me the money!” More
Uyghur Journalist and Editor Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention of Uyghur journalist and editor Hailaite Niyazi, who was reportedly arrested in October 2009. More
PEN Appeal: Hailaite Niyazi
November 30, 2009 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Chairman of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Regional People's GovernmentC Nur Bekri Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu… More
Four Selected Poems
Four Selected Poems1. To A FriendWe ever drank the same water in Yong RiverAnd became crazy youth in campus one after another.We will meet as firmly as a rock… More
PEN Appeal: Ragip Zarakolu and Mehmet Güler
June 15, 2010 Mr Sadullah Ergin Minister of Justice 06669 Kizilay Ankara, Turkey Fax: 00 90 312 419 3370 Your Excellency, On behalf of the… More
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