Zahra Gordon

Blog Archive 2010-2020

  • Hands Off Venezuela: The Movement

    The following is a statement released by the Trinidad & Tobago Bolivarian Solidarity Movement regarding recent political unrest in Venezuela. The Movement is gathering support for a local campaign against imperialism (among other isms)…

  • Haiku from the Headlines #4: Poetry Month Edition

    April is Poetry Month! And I’m taking up the 30-day challenge to write one poem a day! There are different ways to take up the challenge. Some people follow prompts, write collective poems, and there’s…

  • 8 Black World Leaders from T&T

    The Atlanta Black Star is a great site for lists – about things that have to do with black people. Some of their lists are more serious than others (and some more disturbing). “12…

  • Re-defining Violence in T&T

    Re-defining Violence in T&T

    Child rights activist Hazel Thompson-Ahye made some sound points in her Trinidad Express column last week. She identified the fact that many of the responses to the recent upsurge in school violence have been…

  • Haiku from the Headlines #3

    I know it’s January 21st, but HAPPY NEW YEAR! For my first post of the year, I’m picking up where I left off on the Haiku from the Headlines series. While checking my e-mail…

  • Haiku from the Headlines #2

    This week’s article comes from the Guardian (UK).Here’s the link: Forest Whitaker on The ButlerPoem below 🙂 Forest Whitaker on The Butler: ‘We’ve gone from living in chains to leader of the free world.’…

  • In Short: Art in Nigeria has always been thriving

    Someone at the BBC only recently discovered that there’s an art scene in Nigeria. Or, they’ve only recently discovered the Western art scene in Nigeria because certainly the centuries old traditions of music, literary…

  • #haikufromtheheadlines New Poetry Series

    I sometimes get over stimulated and have a million ideas and thoughts running through my head all at the same time. I’m constantly experiencing things and reading articles that I want to respond to…

  • This week in #feminism

    *Kick Een She Back Door, Part II This week in feminism takes us to San Fernando, Trinidad. High Street on a Friday afternoon, the sun setting and a weekend buzz slowly rising from the…