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Seven out of ten farmers have no land

Angelo V. Suarez
By Angelo V. Suarez
Illustration by Jimbo Albano

Seven out of ten lands have no song

Seven out of ten songs have no scent

Seven out of ten scents have no tears

Seven out of ten tears have no words

Seven out of ten words have no thunder

Seven out of ten thunders have no wound

Seven out of ten wounds have no eyelid

Seven out of ten eyelids have no tomorrow

Seven out of ten tomorrows have no farmers

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Angelo V. Suarez
Angelo V. Suarez
Angelo V. Suarez is the author of Philippine English: A novel and Ariane: A stock epic, among other books. He is a founding member of Sama-samang Artista para sa Kilusang Agraryo (SAKA), a multi-disciplinary group of creatives advocating for genuine agrarian reform and food sovereignty. He volunteers for Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA).

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