License to Hate
Today is the One Hundred Thousand Poets for Change event. The idea is for poets, writers, singers, composers, filmmakers, clowns, mimes, and performance artists to create a piece of art to bring about a positive change in the world. This is my third year participating in this event. In thinking of this event in years past, I covered subjects I was passionate about, including tolerance: http://letrasalaluna.blogspot.com/2013/09/tolerance.html racism, sexism, islamophobia, homophobia, gun control and women’s issues: http://letrasalaluna.blogspot.com/2015/09/coexist.html This year I did not have to soul search about what topic to discuss. It is in the headlines every day in the United States. This year the topic is hatred. The title of my contribution this year is “License to Hate.” License to Hate Hatred is an iniquitous force of darkness in humanity. Hatred between one another, as well has hatred on both a national and a global scale. If you ...