Runes & Rhymes

Take a moment for reflection and meditation on the state of Austin, cities and urbanity itself as concepts and inspiration for civic lyricism in our corner for poets, Runes & Rhymes.

For John Lewis 1940-2020

Zachary Suri - July 18, 2020

O holy martyr when you crossed the river to be beaten by the state troopers of the Promised Land O redeemer of Dixieland when you felt the clubs touch skin and blood and blood touch dirt

Today the pedestals are empty

Zachary Suri - July 5, 2020

Today the statues float in rivers and finally the citadels of false reverence are beginning to fall What does it say about us that we are obsessed with protecting the statues of the long-dead

Actualizing Emerald City

Zachary Suri - June 14, 2020

Cities, I wonder what you must have looked like to my grandparents and my great greats when they steamed into Detroit from Hungary or New York Harbor from Russia and India

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