Nothing But Red
April 7th was my birthday. Unfortunately, it was also the one year anniversary of the brutal “honor killing” of Du’a Khalil Aswad. An anthology entitled Nothing But Red has been published in her memory, with all proceeds (approximately $4 for each book or download sold) going to Equality Now. The charity is a favorite of Joss Whedon, who wrote a very stirring essay that was the inspiration for this project. The essay is included in the book as the opening piece.
I’m very proud that I was able to contribute to this collection and am honored that my poem was chosen to close the book. I only hope that the proceeds and awareness raised can help prevent such horrific acts from happening in the future. For more information on the anthology, please take a look at the press release. Buy a copy and spread the word.
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