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Poetry by Wade Kwon

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Tag: history

defending your life

haiku for 1/22/2026

defending your life

Rationalizing
the choices we’ve made to a
dispassionate judge.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 22, 2026December 30, 2025Format QuoteTags history, peer pressure, reputationLeave a comment on defending your life

civil rights mecca

haiku for 1/19/2026

civil rights mecca

Visit Birmingham
to see the history up
close and personal.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 19, 2026December 30, 2025Format QuoteTags Birmingham, civil rights, history, travelLeave a comment on civil rights mecca

pilgrims and indians

haiku for 11/27/2025

pilgrims and indians

Two factions sit down
to dinner and politely
break bread together.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on November 27, 2025October 30, 2025Format QuoteTags history, holiday, relationships, society, ThanksgivingLeave a comment on pilgrims and indians

the ballroom

haiku for 11/20/2025

the ballroom

Historic rubble
gives way to hubris with a
tacky gold veneer.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on November 20, 2025October 30, 2025Format QuoteTags architecture, current events, history, politicsLeave a comment on the ballroom

the s word

haiku for 9/10/2025

the s word

The new textbooks don’t
mention the original
American sin.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on September 10, 2025August 30, 2025Format QuoteTags education, history, race relationsLeave a comment on the s word

katrina remembered

haiku for 8/29/2025

katrina remembered

Hurricane swamps the
levees. No help is coming.
Coastal city drowns.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 29, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags history, New Orleans, weatherLeave a comment on katrina remembered

why even go back to school?

haiku for 8/12/2025

why even go back to school?

When education
makes students dumber thanks to
widespread whitewashing.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 12, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags children, education, history, schoolLeave a comment on why even go back to school?

seeking slave ships

haiku for 7/26/2025

seeking slave ships

Black scuba divers
find centuries-old galleons
on the ocean floor.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on July 26, 2025July 8, 2025Format QuoteTags history, slaveryLeave a comment on seeking slave ships

tearing down history

haiku for 4/26/2025

tearing down history

The architecture
alone is worth saving, but
the new owners won’t.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on April 26, 2025March 30, 2025Format QuoteTags history, home, neighborhoodLeave a comment on tearing down history

may you live in interesting times

haiku for 10/16/2024

may you live in interesting times

The problem with that
is they’re too interesting
to endure longer.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on October 16, 2024October 4, 2024Format QuoteTags history, humorLeave a comment on may you live in interesting times

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