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Welcome (To the United Front Aganist Facism)
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
15 Feb 2017
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by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner

Come as you are, and be ready to build the world we all deserve, invites our poet, to the united front against facism. Wherever you come from, wherever you were this morning or last week, your hand your mind your heart and energies are welcomed in this collaborative effort...

WELCOME
(To The United Front Against Fascism)

by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you come from the ‘30s

Welcome if you come from the ‘60s

Welcome if you come from the ‘90s

Welcome if you come from yesterday

Welcome if you come from today—tomorrow…

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you come from Coveralls

Welcome if you come from Apron

Welcome if you come from Costume

Welcome if you come from Scrubs

Welcome if you come Womb wear

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you come from the Res

Welcome if you come from the Barrio

Welcome if you come from the ‘Hood

Welcome if you come from the ‘Burb

Welcome if you come from Solitary

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you come from Kingdom Hall

Welcome if you come from Mosque

Welcome if you come from Synagogue

Welcome if you come from Storefront

Welcome if you come from Ashram

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you come from the Bible

Welcome if you come from the Quran

Welcome if you come from the Talmud

Welcome if you come from the Constitution

Welcome if you come from the Communist Manifesto

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you come from Front-lines

Welcome if you come from Rearguard

Welcome if you come from Ground Zeros

Welcome if you come from Welfare Lines

Welcome if you come from Shelters

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Welcome if you’ve come by canoe, slave ship,

raft, riverboat, cruise, sub, barge, tug—

We’re all in one boat, now—Not

Dogs sniffing each others’ baggage—

Two carryons each—

One’s bullshit: best left curbside…

Poet’s Note: The Great John Coltrane’s composition “Welcome” Inspired this…
Raymond Nat Turner Š 2017 All Rights Reserved
Raymond Nat Turner is an acclaimed poet and performing artist. Find much more of his work at

http://uspsurgejazz.com

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