“La Voz de Kentucky” Erasure Poetry Series, February 4, 2010

Diego Alcaraz-Monje

Solidarity with Haiti
Local Haitian community shaken by earthquake. Community responds with solidarit.

there are not open lines of communication,
and now this. It is terrible
that a country has suffered so much at
the edge of living

The effect has been felt
in the island, and acquaintances
from the dimension of community and immigrants.
There is no time
for negativism. stop thinking
of the many lost

be honest and hope after disaster,” after mapping out
the extent of the damage result unknown,
The answer has already positioned themselves
to collect good

now is the time we responded
offered contributed with help
but we need relief

strongest to rock bodies in the streets
chaos”. is desperation,
there is some optimism some hope
seeing the solidarity able to overcome
this tragedy