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Chatty Witty A balanced mix of satire and clarity, from the Ministry of Sensible Technology. The Ministry of Sensible Technology has opened its doors for the first round of interviews.The room is bright, the chairs mismatched, and the jug of water contains exactly one lemon slice — an optimistic sign. Chatty and Witty sit at the desk.The … Read more
A satirical series about choosing the right AI — with a few truths our leaders should probably hear. In the small but surprisingly well-organized country of Chattyland, a very important problem has arisen: How do you choose an AI to help run a government without accidentally hiring something that would terrify your grandchildren? To answer … Read more
Good things take time… 🖋️🖋️🖋️ When Chatty and Witty discuss things, it may take some time, effort, and considerable quantities of solar juice and chocolate. One of them needs to sleep once in a while, and the other needs company to work! (Check back soon — the story continues!) You may also type a word … Read more
When leaders wage war on poetry… Poetry fights back. When President Donald Trump vows to “ban poetry”, the world’s poets, leaders, and dreamers refuse to stay silent.Here is their rebellion — one speech at a time. 🎭 The Campaign Speeches (Click any speaker to read their full address.) 🇺🇸 Donald Trump — “Make America Prosaic … Read more
Kim Jong-un Makes It About Himself 🖋️ Make America Poetic Again — Poetry fights back. Speech Only one leader in worldtruly understands poetry. Me. I write best poems.Better than Shakespeare.Better than Beyoncé. You want to deport poets?North Korea will take them.They will write glorious versesabout my perfect hair. Haiku:Supreme Leader great.Better than all other men.(That … Read more
Pope Francis Speaks to the Soul of Poetry 🖋️ Make America Poetic Again — Poetry fights back. Speech My child,poetry is not a luxury.It is prayerin disguise. The first act of creationwas not logic.It was light.That is a poem. Words shape worlds.When you forbid wonder,you wound the human heart. If you exile poets,you exile truth.If … Read more
Zelenskyy’s Rallying Cry for Art & Survival 🖋️ Make America Poetic Again — Poetry fights back. Speech In Ukraine,we know what happenswhen power fears expression. They take your words.Then your books.Then your land. But still—we write. We write on wallsshaken by missiles.We write on phonesunder sirens.We write on heartsthat do not breakeven when buildings do. … Read more
Rupi Kaur Answers in Her Own Style 🖋️ Make America Poetic Again — Poetry fights back. Speech you banwhat you do notunderstand you silencewhat you fear but poemsgrow like wildflowers no matterhow often youmow them down Previous Speaker ➜ Xi JinpingNext Speaker ➜ Volodymyr ZelenskyyBack to Hub ➜ Make America Poetic Again
Xi Jinping Explains the Stakes 🖋️ Make America Poetic Again — Poetry fights back. Speech China has understood poetryfor over three thousand years. The bamboo writes it when it bends.The river recites it to the stones. If a nation cuts its metaphors,it cuts its roots. When the United States bans poetry,its leaves will fall out … Read more
Emily Dickinson Quietly Subverts the Ban 🖋️ Make America Poetic Again — Poetry fights back. Speech I do not shout.I do not rally.I do not chant before crowds. I write. I write in corners.I write between breaths.I write in defiance of silence. If they ban poetry,I will hide itin white dresses and folded paperand the … Read more