Volume 3, No. 2

Happy Holidays readers! Susan Pollet's poems and art speak of the seemingly blurred lines between social injustice and the Holy. Tell us your thoughts in the comments.

The Season of the Lamb

by Susan Pollet

Reading the news has become
a violent act against the
temple, our bodies, such that
each transgression prompts
a wish that the meek shall 
inherit the earth not just
in the afterlife, but now,
while the bullies bloom,
and the sinners sin, 
the righteous are ridiculed,
and the Pope is one of the
few making any sense as
he postulates about a 
better world in this,
the season of the lamb

Divine Light by Susan Pollet

Quartered No More

by Susan Pollet

This was the quarter where
they lived, this was the quarter
where they thrived at one time,
but now there are none or 100
or less but not in the quarter
not in the city, not in the town
Their history resides in a museum
now because there is no present
They were dislodged, forced to leave
made to abandon their past and possessions
Other houses of worship proliferate
while they are quartered no more

The Power of the Pen by Susan Pollet

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About the Author

Susan L. Pollet is a published author of books in multiple genres and a fine artist who is a member of the Arts Student’s League in New York City. Susan’s poetry and art have been published in multiple literary publications and in on-line shows.

You can find Susan at her website at susanpollet.com, on Facebook (Susan Pollet), X (@susan_pollet), Instagram (@suepol1976), LinkedIn (SusanPollet), Bluesky (suepol.bsky.social) and Threads(suepol1976).

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