Category Archives: Poiesis

Virgilia D’Andrea: The poet anarchist

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

We alone are the vehicle for our Idea, and only through our work will it one day become an indispensable part of life.[1] Virgilia D’Andrea Before the myriad torments of the world – of poverty, slavery, hunger, imprisonment, torture, murder … Continue reading →

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For Marjane Satrapi  (1969-2026)

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

When we’re afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators’ repression. The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself:Are … Continue reading →

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Ghassan Salhab: A little poem for nothing, for yesterday and for the days to come

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

From lundimatin, #522, 01/02/2026 and translated from the french only the olive tree, only the bread, only the thyme, only the oil,only the vine, only the word, only the dance, only the radiance,only the song, only the grain, only the … Continue reading →

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For Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

It’s not about your music—it’s about what makes your music your music. You’ve got to have a feeling like that. You have to have a reason for your music. Have something besides the technical. Make it for something. Make it … Continue reading →

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Ben Morea in Exarchia

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. collective (13/05/2026) A Eulogy and Paean to Freedom Ben Morea has passed away. Known for his participation in Up Against the Wall Motherfucker, the self-styled “street gang with an analysis” active in the Lower East Side of Manhattan … Continue reading →

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For José Domínguez Muñoz, “El Cabrero” (1944-2026)

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

I am not the animalthat stays silent for a mealI am not that animalbecause I have within mea discontentthat nourishes me. The sea boasts of its depthand time of its wisdomthe wind, of its powerthe sea boasts of its depththe … Continue reading →

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“this is not a golden calf”

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

Choose your leaderswith wisdom and forethought. To be led by a cowardis to be controlledby all that the coward fears. To be led by a foolis to be ledby the opportunistswho control the fool. To be led by a thiefis … Continue reading →

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For Ben Morea (1940-2026)

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

For Ben Morea, a eulogy and a collection of interviews. A Life in Rebellion Ariel Uesseler, May 7th, 2026, Ill Will On Saturday May 2, 2026, our friend and comrade Ben Morea (1941-2026) — animist, artist, and lifelong revolutionary — … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Dario

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

“At the root of everything I write, … is tragedy. One must never forget that Accidental Death involves a man who has been thrown out of a window, and that Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! hinges on a man who is … Continue reading →

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For Philippe Gaulier (1943–2026): The anarchy of clowning

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

There is no pool … which has not some dead leaves floating on its surface, no human soul upon which there do not settle habits that make it rigid against itself by making it rigid against others … Henri Bergson, … Continue reading →

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