Eaton Hamilton

the problem with being trans is cis people. The problem with being queer is straight people. The problem with being disabled is abled people. The problem with being Black is white people. In other words, prejudice.

So many women stand waiting behind fences…

by eatonhamilton

pastel painting: Jane Eaton Hamilton, unknown date

And this exquisite fragment from Warsan Shire’s poem “what they did yesterday afternoon:”

Published: 11/17/2015

Filed Under: writing

Tags: camps : dislocation : emigration : immigration : Jane Eaton Hamilton : JEH : painting : pastel : poetry : refugees : relocation : Warsan Shire : what they did yesterday afternoon

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Children of Men | From guestwriters says:

11/19/2015 at 5:22 AM

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Migration not something to fear | From guestwriters says:

11/18/2015 at 7:37 AM

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So many women stand waiting behind fences…

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