Flash Briefing in Kavanaugh Hearing: Lorde's "Litany for Survival" - a podcast by C. R. Grimmer

In today's flash briefing, I read Audre Lorde's "Litany for Survival." It is sickening to realize how it so accurately applies to today's Kavanaugh hearing, while also heartening to move through that space of potential coalition and care. Link to it: (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147275/a-litany-for-survival) // Excerpt: "And when the sun rises we are afraid it might not remain when the sun sets we are afraid it might not rise in the morning when our stomachs are full we are afraid of indigestion when our stomachs are empty we are afraid we may never eat again when we are loved we are afraid love will vanish when we are alone we are afraid love will never return and when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive." ? The Poetry Vlog is a YouTube Channel and Podcast dedicated to building social justice coalitions through poetry, pop culture, cultural studies, and related arts dialogues. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join our fast-growing arts & scholarship community (youtube.com/c/thepoetryvlog?sub_confirmation=1). Connect with us on Instagram (instagram.com/thepoetryvlog), Twitter (twitter.com/thepoetryvlog), Facebook (facebook.com/thepoetryvlog), and our website (thepoetryvlog.com).

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