[ The so-called “arc of history,” says poet Kenneth Pobo, does
not “bend toward justice,” and he tells us why!]
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Kenneth Pobo
May 1, 2023
Freshwater Literary Journal
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_ The so-called “arc of history,” says poet Kenneth Pobo, does
not “bend toward justice,” and he tells us why! _

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The Arc

By Kenneth Pobo

That the arc of history bends

toward justice—let that

saying enter the Hall

of Dead Canards.

Justice doesn’t bend

or move forward. It can appear

but disappear as easily, maybe

more quickly. History

is a heap of one injustice

upon another. Chaos

lunches with justice, but sticks

justice with the bill. The arc

of history has radiation poisoning.

No doctor can save it.

Kenneth Pobo (he/him) is the author of twenty-one chapbooks and nine
full-length collections.  Recent books include _Bend of
Quiet_ (Blue Light Press), _Loplop in a Red City_ (Circling
Rivers), and _Lilac And Sawdust_ (Meadowlark Press) and _Gold
Bracelet in a Cave: Aunt Stokesia_ (Ethel Press). His work has
appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, Asheville Literary Review, Nimrod,
Mudfish, Hawaii Review, and elsewhere.   

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