This poem is one from a collection of three - submitted by Amelia M. and read by Intersect member, L.E.M.

Alongside these poems, Amelia shared the following blurb:
“A collection of poems because it is all I can do. A critique of Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the genocide of the Palestinian people by Israel’s Defense Force. A reflection of how terribly we have failed the Palestinian people and how little control we had over that. A commentary of how the world has to watch helplessly as thousands of people are slaughtered. A collection of poems because it is all I can do.”

"all the lovers - 10/11/23" by Amelia M.

This poem is one from a collection of three - submitted by Amelia M. and read by Intersect member, L.E.M. It is a poem that contemplates what it means to be a survivor and interrogates the relationship survivors and perpetrators have to violence. 

Perpetrators of violence may try to erase or downplay the harm they’ve caused if the survivors of their violence do not respond in a way that befits their notion of “victim.” This sort of erasure isn’t simply limited to  individuals, but we’ve also seen this dynamic manifest in the dissemination of propaganda against countries ravaged by imperial/colonial powers. We see this play out in the way Israel and the U.S. treat Palestine, or in the way the U.S. and France treat Haiti.

"original sin - 09/10/23" by Amelia M.

This poem is one from a collection of three - submitted by Amelia M. and read by Intersect member, L.E.M. It serves as a haunting manifestation of the grief, frustration, and powerlessness that our poet feels in the face of Palestinian genocide.

“More than anything, I have always felt that art and poetry are a reflection of the respect and admiration we should hold for life, every small piece of it. Art reminds us that we are human and that these horrors being committed should hurt and should bother us, whether they are on our doorstep or oceans away. The things we feel do not mean nothing. These lives matter. Every single one was important. Even one life lost is one too many.” 
- Amelia M.

"I save nothing - 22/10/23" by Amelia M.

“this piece of writing is a bit different from what i usually write but i am compelled to use my voice in this way and i am trusting it.

‘Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.’ audre lorde

This is where I am standing.”

- Zoë Mercedes

"a reconciliation of realities" by Zoë Mercedes

"This is a poem that I wrote to express my experience of witnessing the Palestinian genocide, as a brown mother of three daughters."
- Leslieann Hobayan

"I Can't Stop" by Leslieann Hobayan

A powerful, poetic critique of empire — of Western hegemony, specifically that of the United States and its allied forces — and a call to persist, even in the face of its violence.

"I believe that art has multiple purposes. It firstly, serves the artists by fostering an understanding of self. It helps with understanding the self in relation to the world. It helps to understand others, to see the humanity of the self and to feel the humanities of others. It is from this self-introspection that liberation can be attained, and a movement towards the liberation of others can be achieved.

 . . . Artists also document moments in history. They bear witness in a way that often captures the rage, grief, raw unadulterated joy of a moment in time outside the purview of state and imperial archives. Their works are testimony to the state of humanity at any given moment. I see this in poetry."
- D Providenece

"Empire Studies" by D Providence

Grim yet reverent, “A Psalm for the Living” is another poem by D Providence whose reflections carry a heaviness that weights upon your eyelids, bows your head, and presses your palms together in desperate prayer.

"Art is witness. I am an academic and a student of history. I am aware of official sources of historical record. Artists also document moments in history. They bear witness in a way that often captures the rage, grief, raw unadulterated joy of a moment in time outside the purview of state and imperial archives. Their works are testimony to the state of humanity at any given moment. I see this in poetry. I see art as healing the spirit that has witnessed and experienced tragedy and trauma. The artist heals herself and heals others with her offerings. Spiritual Osmosis. I see my art, coming from me organically, as tuning into the times, contemplating and offering perspectives on these times, or others."
- D Providence

"A Psalm For The Living" by D Providence

"Babel and Babylon - Confronting Systems of Violence and Silence in novels by Cherie Jones and Kei Miller"

A speculative, climate fiction piece for Intersect Antigua's Artist-In-Residence program.

"Salt" by Jacinth Browne-Howard

"Visions of Kalinago and Garifuna in Peggy Carr’s Shape of a Warrior: A Review" by Jacinth Browne-Howard

A poem written and recorded by Bahamian poet Ide Thompson for the Caribbean Feminist Stories theme, Growing Up Queer.

"A Triptych On My Queerness" by Ide Thompson

A poem written and recorded by Jamaican poet, moon, for the Caribbean Feminist Stories theme, Growing Up Queer.

"Gaze" by moon

A story written and recorded by Janielle Browne from St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the Caribbean Feminist Stories theme: This is Not Love.

"Hookin' Me" - by Janielle Browne

A story written and read by Antiguan/Anguillan writer, Willum, for the Caribbean Feminist Stories theme: Growing Up Queer.

"In Chrysalis" by Willum

A story written and read by Zahra Gordon from Trinidad and Tobago.

"Sex Ed For Little Girls" by Zahra Gordon

A story written and read by J'Anna-Mare Lue from Jamaica.

"These Burdens That I Carry" by J’Anna-Mare Lue (劉 家明)

A poem written and read by moon, a Jamaican poet, for the Caribbean Feminist Stories theme: Growing Up Queer.

"we don't exist" by moon

An essay titled "West Indian parenting style led to the oppression of a generation of Caribbean-American women" written and read by Majella Mark from Grenada for the Caribbean Feminist Stories themes: This is Not Love and Mental Health.

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