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Laura Davis reflects on Marge Piercy's poem 'The Low Road' and its enduring message about the power of collective action.

Pause for Peace: Marge Piercy's "The Low Road" — A Timeless Poem About the Power of Collective Action In this Midweek Pause for Peace episode, acclaimed author and writing teacher Laura Davis shares Marge Piercy's iconic poem "The Low Road" — a fiercely hopeful poem about the power of collective action and solidarity. Laura reflects on her personal history with this poem, first encountering it in Piercy's 1980 collection The Moon is Always Female during her years as a young activist, and explores why its message resonates just as powerfully forty-six years later. Paired with peaceful imagery, this episode offers listeners both a moment of calm and a stirring reminder of what becomes possible when people come together. What Laura Covers in This Episode: The enduring relevance of Marge Piercy's activist poetry — why a poem written over four decades ago speaks directly to the challenges of today How solidarity and collective action build power — the poem's vision of strength growing from two people to ten million, and what that progression means in our current moment Laura's personal connection to the poem — how a friend's gift of Piercy's poetry collection shaped her thinking…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Davis

Topics covered

• collective action
• activism
• poetry
• solidarity
• personal reflection
• resilience

Keywords

• Marge Piercy
• The Low Road
• activism
• poetry
• collective action
• solidarity
• resilience
• personal history
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Low Road, The Moon is Always Female

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