In Memoriam: Hugo Blanco (1934-2023)
a poem
by Warren MontagIn this poem, Warren Montag remembers Peruvian revolutionary Hugo Blanco (1934-2023).
Essential Uprising
A poem
by Demetrius NobleIn “Essential Uprising,” Demetrius Noble urges workers to organize to demand an end to alienation and the meeting of basic human needs.
re: notice of rent increase
A poem
by Michelle EveretteIn this poem, Michelle Everette explores how it hurts to be poor.
Anti-lamentation
A poem by Sam Friedman
by Sam FriedmanIn this poem, Tempest member Sam Friedman considers how, through collective work, we can resist the apocalyptic threats of capitalism.
From below and to the left
Two poems by former Texas death-row prisoner Kenneth Foster
by Kenneth Foster, Jr.These two poems by former death-row prisoner Kenneth Foster, Jr., selected by Tempest member Dana Cloud, reflect on the interconnections among the carceral state, national oppression, war, racism, resistance, and revolution.
Commanders of nature
by Dana Cloud
In this poem, Tempest member Dana Cloud explores the nature of solidarity.
Was I a recruiter for Don Quixote?
by Sam Friedman
A poem by socialist Sam Friedman is part of a collection reflecting on his radicalism from the 1960s forward.
Reflections on the 2020 uprising
by Mara Chinelli
Mara Chinelli looks back on the 2020 rebellion that followed the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and its reverberations across the country, including in New York City.
In search of resistance
A review of The World Turned Upside Down
by Lee WengrafLee Wengraf reviews a new novel by Leo Zeiliig.
In you I trust
A poem of sight
by Brian Young Jr.A poem from Brian Young Jr. in recognition and celebration of the first Tempest Collective convention.