Poem: ”Electric Chair Blues” - a rebuke of capital punishment

2021-04-07

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CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, white supremacy, and capital punishment Join me for a reading of my original poem, "Electric Chair Blues," and discussion of how the death penalty is informed by white supremacist narratives, racist history in America, worship of pride and power, and a misunderstood ethic of what law and order should be. I cite Bryan Stevenson's "Just Mercy" and the studies of his legal counsel nonprofit, the Equal Justice Initiative, for information on why the death penalty is unhealthy for our...

CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, white supremacy, and capital punishment

Join me for a reading of my original poem, "Electric Chair Blues," and discussion of how the death penalty is informed by white supremacist narratives, racist history in America, worship of pride and power, and a misunderstood ethic of what law and order should be. I cite Bryan Stevenson's "Just Mercy" and the studies of his legal counsel nonprofit, the Equal Justice Initiative, for information on why the death penalty is unhealthy for our country.

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Music: "Beer Belly Blues" by John Deley

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