There…is this whole in my chest where my mother’s smile used to be
A response to the Fox News correspondent who asked, “What is it about Chicago Public Schools that makes so many of its students murder victims?
On Teaching Poetry in Chicago Public Schools by Stephanie Lane Sutton.
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I’m uncertain where to
drop my backpack filled
with rocks
and catharsis, but
I only sense the present
after a heavy rain. Venus
is visible in the afternoon
sky, but the straps make
astronomy damn near impossible.There are lightning bolts stitched on
every black fabric in sight, the Italians
are brilliant, I’m not very
excited though. Why lift when
existing in a state of constant lifting?
The nine circles of hell from Dante’s Inferno recreated in Lego by Mihai Mihu
I. LIMBO: A place of monotony, here the souls are punished to wander in restless existence while they moan helplessly in echoes between the ruins of a temple.
II. LUST: Surrounded by erotic representations, those overcome by lust are forced to watch and experience disgusting things, ultimately being condemned to drown in the menstrual river.
III. GLUTTONY: The circle itself is a living abomination, a hellish digestive system revealing horrific faces with mouths ready to devour the gluttons over and over for eternity.
IV. GREED: This pompous place is reserved for the punishment of the greedy ones.
V. ANGER: In this depressing place the souls are trapped in the swamp, they can’t move and they cannot manifest their frustration which is making them even more angry.
VI. HERESY: The giant demon watches closely over his fire pit, dwarfing the damned that are dragging the new arrivals in the boiling lava. Those who committed the greatest sins against God are getting a special treatment inside the temple where they are doomed to burn for eternity in the scorching flames.
VII. VIOLENCE: A place of intense torture where the horrific screams of the damned are eternally accompanied by the hellish beats of drums.
VIII. FRAUD: In Fraud the Demons enjoy altering the shape of souls, this is how they feed.
IX. TREACHERY: Lucifer lies here chained by the Angelic Seal which keeps him captive in the frozen environment.
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