"Democracy Blocced" by Kari Martindale

Democracy Blocced Making a mockery of democracy,

blocs

block

forward

movement;

blocs

sit

smugly

giggling–

blocs,

making a democracy of mockery. Kari Martindale 1/8/2023 Kari Martindale is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and spoken word artist who has been published in various literary journals and anthologies, and featured in events and readings across Maryland. She sits on the Board of Maryland Writers’ Association, has an M.A. in Linguistics, manages EC Poetry & Prose, and values kindness over niceness and justice over peace.