Portside

The euphemisms of warfare proliferate--not least phrases like "collateral damage." Esther Kamkar shines a light on the drone.

This poem references the violence of enforced disappearance and forced displacement that is rampant in Colombia. Colombia has over 50,000 reported disappearances, and about 5 million internally displaced.

At the 104th anniversary of the Triangle Fire in New York City, poet Tom Karlson reminds us that factory tragedy remains a real issue in the global garment-making industries.

With baseball's opening day this week, Malik Abduh's "Barnstormers" evokes the days when race prejudice barred great athletes from the major leagues.

Fifty years after his assassination, this poem honors El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X)

Ostriker's poem touches the heart of violence against women in a patriarchal culture.