tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055604374347371542011-08-29T08:40:37.490-07:00The Poison-Oak Collective is a free-flowing association of individuals who believe that the poetic, musical, and artistic expressions of anarchist movements around the world are a vital resource to the continued struggle for social justice.Mselascohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883044988776936467noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-605560437434737154.post-41429489826984370022010-11-21T17:11:00.000-08:002010-11-21T18:11:42.911-08:00

"Adivinanza Facil", music by mselasco: The song featured above is based on a little poem written by Laureando Palomete that appeared on July of 1928 in Impulso, a monthly anti-fascist, anti-imperialist magazine based out of Punta Alta, Argentina. We have translated this poem in our collection of Argentine anarchist poetry entitled Voices from the Lost Cannon.By re-introducing such poems we manage

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This series of woodblock prints by Marnie Corrina (2010) explores the themes of freedom and education from an anarchist perspective, with quotes by important revolutionary thinkers:

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Here is a compilation put together by the anti-authoritarian newspaper, El Libertario, from Venezuela. It is a collection of anarchist folk songs (mostly in Spanish) from countries such as Argentina, Ecuador, France, the United States, and Spain.01- pastel celestial / Joe Hill 02- mala reputación / Georges Brassens 03- carteo / Paso a Paso 04- hambre de vida / Paso a Paso 05- lloro por dentro /

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The following poem was written by Ernesto Recagno. It was published in Buenos Aires in March of 1907, in periodical named Germen. Included is the original poem in Spanish and an English translation by the Poison Oak Collective.PatriaLa patria es grande, es fuerte y feliz cuando cuenta con el amor de sus hijos; -ellos defienden la integridad de su suelo, el honor de su bandera y la gloria de su

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Here is a song recorded by mselasco (me!) that is based on a poem entitled Cantor Anarquista ("Anarchist Singer"). The poem was written in 1927 by the famous anarchist payador named Martin Castro, who would travel the country singing songs of protest and freedom. In addition to being a brilliant poet and musician, Castro also directed an anarchist cultural magazine called La Voz de los Tiempos (

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This album offers us a collection of songs written by or for Pietro Gori (1865-1911), the Italian anarchist and poet.Perhaps Gori's most famous poem is "Addio a Lugano", a farewell song written from the perspective of an exhiled anarchist. In this song, Gori's words describe the way that anarchists were arrested and driven from their lands for promoting peace, fighting oppression, and spreading

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If one looks at archives of anarchist publications throughout history, one can find an enormous amount of cultural material such as short stories, poetry, and visual art. These materials were of great importance to past movements because they were often times more accessible to the average worker than theoretical or historical texts. Furthermore, these artistic expressions could evoke powerful

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It is undeniable that anarchist ideas had a very important influence in the early stages of the labor movement in Argentina. Many of the first anarchist leaders in Argentina were foreigners, bringing their ideologies with them primarily from Italy and Spain, where anarchist ideas were more developed. Later, these ideas were sustained by local workers and immigrants, who organized themselves into

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