The Dreams that Confront Our Hearts
By Charity C. Tran
To Martin Luther King Jr.
When I think of you
I think of dreams
Not the fanciful kind
Where our minds might wander
Through the day
Of instantaneous wealth
Of peace of mind on
Foreign beaches
That takes us to a foreign place
Away from familiar worries
Because we have not solved problems
But run away
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A co-worker sent me this New York Magazine article
Pvt. Danny Chen, 1992-2011 which moved me to write this poem. Pvt. Chen was 19-years-old when he committed suicide after terrible hazing and racism. It is sad when lives are cut short, especially under such means.
An Invisible Handshake
by Charity C. Tran
a poem for Pvt. Danny Chen
I only know you
from these words
describing
your story
your life
its end
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There are so many gems about writing in the LA Stage Times article “Writing From the Gut: Instinct, Imagination, Determination” by Velina Hasu Houston, I don’t even know where to start…
This must-read narrative by one of my favorite playwrights (though I must confess I do have the privilege of being acquainted with Houston in real life) tackles questions and experiences that I think most writers face today – playwright or not:
- the balance of creating art in face of expectations to be new and/or different
- absorbing sources of information and creating art from knowledge and inspiration
- facing the challenges of technology as it weaves itself into our art as much as it seems to be in duel with it
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