Ron Faust

Oppenheimer

The film "Oppenheimer," says Ron Faust, urges us "to die or live as peacemakers."

Waiting to Cease Fire

"We’re been waiting for a conscience of peace To cease war rather than funding to prolong it," says poet Ron Faust.

Parade for Peace

Poet Ron Faust begins, "The Chiefs’ Kingdom / went terribly wrong / Exposing contradictions / In what was a parade / ... but it ended in tragic violence"

Land of Diversity

Poet Ron Faust says, "We are a divided nation ... Will we be honest about our dark side / And allow the truth to set us free?"

Hidden Truth

Ron Faust's poem targets white Christian nationalists and "gotcha" politics. He calls for love!

A Matter of Conscience

A poem by Ron Faust at a courthouse rally in support of Ann Suellentrop.

Oppenheimer’s Critique

The Manhattan Project / Began as a creative challenge / Ending in a death wish of nothingness ...

Least of These

Poet Ron Faust observes, “No rescue was made of 700 immigrants / Fleeing war and poverty for a better life … Who will stand up for the least of these?”

Sorrow and hope at heart of Memorial Day remembrance

PeaceWorks KC held its 13th annual Memorial Day event this year at the KC National Security Campus. Some 63 of us gathered to march, mourn, and rally to object to the nuclear weapons production work at NSC.

Multiple Steps for Peace

"Once again we return / To this site / Of immense / Destruction" -- so begins this poem by Ron Faust about the annual PeaceWorks Memorial Day observance. It occurs near the KC National Security Campus, where parts are made for nuclear weapons.

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