Parker's Poems

Parker: To hold hope these days is to be a rebel hope by Victoria Safford. Our charge is not to save the world after all it is to live in it flawed and fierce loving and humble I asked Parker if you would bring a poem to read to finish and you brought a couple so you get to choose. Courtney Martin words too this is such a beautiful line of yours from your book do it anywayOur mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of hope not the prudent gates of optimism which are somewhat narrower nor the stalwart boring gates of common sense or the strident gates of self-righteousness.