"Democracy Blocced" by Kari Martindale
JANUARY 2023
Democracy Blocced
Making a mockery of democracy,
blocs
block
forward
movement;
blocs
sit
smugly
giggling–
blocs,
making a democracy of mockery.
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1/8/2023
Kari Martindale is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and spoken word artist who has been published in various literary journals and anthologies, and featured in events and readings across Maryland. She sits on the Board of Maryland Writers’ Association, has an M.A. in Linguistics, manages EC Poetry & Prose, and values kindness over niceness and justice over peace.
