Illustration by Richard Stine
A special publication of Voices [Education Project]
To commemorate and celebrate The International Day of Peace 2009 - September 21, 2009
Introduction
- Voices of Children at McClure Middle School Seattle, Washington
- Abdi Ahmed--War
- John Copley Alter--Exit
- John Copley Alter--Hard Rain, for Rachel Corrie
- John Copley Alter--Conscientious Objection
- Tristan Alving--As Long as: A Psalm of Peace
- Jan Barry--Make a New History
- Richard Stine--War
- Richard Stine--Madmen
- Joe Bruchac--Tao Says
- Joe Bruchac--With Peacemaker’s Eyes
- Laura Carpenter--Lima Charlie
- Anne Carmen-Hendel—Encourage One Another
- Luisa Chan--How long will it take?
- Marijana Ciric--I am
- Tim Connelly--A Greek Tragedy
- Tim Connelly--Children of the Con
- Tim Connelly--Village in Which Innocents Died
- John Davis--Armistice
- Brian Berman –Stairsteps to Peace
- Yasmin Elmi--A Story, Somalia
- Kerby Fleurine--Pain
- Renny Golden--Six Plum Trees
- Renny Golden--Guatemala, Nunca Mas
- Elizabeth Smith--Tree of Genetic Memory
- David Goodlett--House Owners
- Linda Ohlson Graham--Beginnings
- Mike Lisagor--Two Seagulls
- Linda Ohlson Graham--Destination: Peace on Earth
- Gerald Gutierrez--War
- Monia Haman--My Life
- David Hathaway--Society is You and Me
- Merna Hecht--Tell Me
- Elizabeth Smith--Conversations with Trees: Freedom to utter and be heard
- Merna Hecht--The American President visits My Country before Leaving Office (December 2008)
- Merna Hecht--Kitchen Confidential
- Hiroshima Memorial, Seattle 2005
- Judyth Hill--Wage Peace
- Richard Stine--To the end of all possibilities
- Barbara Kaufmann--Could Use a Little Help Here, Humanity!
- Barbara Kaufmann--Memorial Day Doesn’t Tell A War
- Hana Broadbent--Harmonizing Notes
- Muhammad Yunus Khan--Preaching Peace
- Mujo Kicic--Leaving Home
- Robin Leigh--Tides
- Karen Malpede--Prophecy—An Excerpt
- Lew Poorman--The Curse of Vietnam
- Jack McLean--Maggots and Gold
- Stephen Mead--Hands
- Stephen Mead--Against
- Stephen Mead--Rice
- Stephen Mead--Deserter
- Stephen Mead --Antigone’s Map
- Ivona Ogramic--Camouflage
- Christina Pacosz--How Is It a Satellite Photo of the Sea of Azov Appears in My Dream?
- Christina Pacosz--In the Garden
- Elizabeth Smith--Fading of Memory
- Christina Pacosz--Summer is Fraying
- Sara Paponjak--Empty Night
- Buntu Redempter--Scary Moments
- Susan Salidor--I Got Peace in My Fingers
- Maryam Sami--My Life is Like a Dream that can never be forgotten
- Wanda VanHoy Smith--Spelling Peace
- Richard Stine--Equal Powers
- Richard Stine--Hero’s Bullet
- Craig Teichen--All Your Weapons
- Craig Teichen--The Explosion
- Craig Teichen--The Argument
- Michael Valeri --Change The World! (Jeff Beheshti)
- Joe Volk--Dear World Leaders
- Yonas Woldermichael--Welcome to America
- Ernie Wormwood--Oh, Comrades of Every Country
- Sarah Zale--Mornings in Beit Jala
- Sarah Zale—for Taha Muhammed Ali
- Sarah Zale--It is Time
- Mike Lisagor--Partial Tulip
- Sarah Zale--The Chosen
- Richard Stine--We only have one life
Acknowlegements
Writers’ and Artists’ Biographies
Waging Peace Poems