Irene Willis
It may seem strange to offer up a sad song on a day that should be all celebration. This yearly national holiday, the first Monday in September, was created to honor the achievements of American workers, and yet they and their rights are under attack now as seldom before in our memory. That is, if they are lucky enough to have jobs. If they are unemployed, they may even be targets of a new kind of discrimination. Many job listings currently advertise: “No unemployed will be considered.” Continue reading POETRY MONDAY: September 5, 2011 Labor Day: A Celebration and Elegy
