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You strangers with the broad, thick-veined hands, Crooked legs and faces hard as leather, Smelling of sea and tar And of the rust of thick anchor chains; Oh, you, strangers to all nations and tongues…

Contributor:

Reuven Iceland

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

First Half of the 20th Century

Subjects:

Migration, Travel, Language and linguistics, Profession, Nationalism

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
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A searing poetic response to a 1916 survey, by Martha Gruening, a tireless advocate for women’s rights and African American rights.

Contributor:

Martha Gruening

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1916

Subjects:

Politics, Nationalism, Socialism, Antisemitism, Racism

Categories:

Political Culture, Poetry