Slogans Are Easy
November 3, 2019
We can never atone for the billions
spent on dark dreams
sawed through with ease,
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What Can a Poet Do in War?
October 29, 2019
There are epochal battles blazing around the world,
Blinding to those who look, shrapnel of noon-day sun
In the concerned citizen’s eye.
The Magic of the Digital Age
October 27, 2019
I came of age when computers, and then the Internet,
Came of age, magic I could partake of
Unlike the alcohol of the adult world
Whose pleasures jaundice the once-idealistic.
Is There Freedom in Forgetting or Being Forgotten?
October 22, 2019
I’m no Dante, lost though I may be,
Nor you my Beatrice, just as lost to me.
Yet the passions ring, silent to your ear—
O brooding lyric, lead on! Lo these many years:
A Hawk Sees the Forest Change
October 15, 2019
Think of a single autumnal leaf,
Ablaze like a sun consuming itself;
The closer to death the brighter
It glows, crackling like a fireplace
Straining against a winter yet to arrive
The Danger of Corporate Social Responsibility
October 14, 2019
There are those who believe that corporations have but one purpose—to maximize profits. There are those who believe that business must be a force for good, using free-market principles primarily to serve people and the planet—also known as social enterprise.
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Tension in a 10th Grade English Class
October 12, 2019
If poets are the legislators of the world,
What am I doing in a private school where rich kids
Discover the world belongs to them?
Damnatio Memoriae
October 6, 2019
To resist through nonviolence, yes—
I’ll do what the data says is wise.
But to love is another matter:
I may wave the flag, but I am no patriot;
Is it not better to burn what they betray?
Questions for My Financial Planner
October 4, 2019
I inherited a small fortune when I came of age,
Invested it well.
Now, at 35, I have even more money.
Time and commerce are good to the fortunate.
About Me
Andy Posner
I am the Founder & CEO of Capital Good Fund, a nonprofit social venture seeking to tackle poverty through financial services. I am also a writer, poet, cyclist, and avid reader. Enjoy my blog!