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Remembering the MOVE Bombing — May 13, 1985 & Jennifer Smith’s Poem
Thirty Six Years Later, Smith’s Poem Makes Us Remember
3 min readMay 13, 2021
For All “Think They Conscious” Writers Who Applauded Wilson Goode at a Conference Celebrating Black Writing
“is this aaanotha MOVE poem?
anotha poem to be read at readings/
publication parties to be marketed
to brothers/sisters who think
cultural aesthetic the correct/only
response to white oppression?
is this aaanotha MOVE poem
for anotha book of poetry/essays/
documentaries to be sold for profit?
yes, there is money to be made off
the torching of them dreaded
back to nature niggers over
there on osage avenue
by bourgeoisie negroes pim
ping the continent pim
ping the cause
ask any bookseller
ask any philly tourguide
or is this a poem to cause you to squirm
