Read Hall Gardner's Full Collection of Poems
The Wake-Up Blast
The Wake-Up Blast captures over 3 decades of poetic protest and dissent, recounted through the lens of personal encounters throughout the world. Hall Gardner’s engaged poetry captivates readers through rallying cries against fear and violence, interwoven with the ultimate hope of peace and global understanding.
Poetry
"Splinters the Length of Daggers" by Hall Gardner
Splinters the Length of Daggers was written in 1979 in reaction to the Three Mile Island nuclear accident; it was read at numerous anti-nuclear protests in the 1980s, and it was published in Hall Gardner, The Wake-UP Blast (2008).
Venice Weeping
Section of Poem "Venice Weeping With or Without Water" by Hall Gardner, author of the The Wake-Up Blast
"Moroccan Herbs" by Hall Gardner
Poem read in Agadir Souk
"Interpreter" by Hall Gardner
Interpreter (for Isabel) is about the dilemmas involved in interpretation in the effort to prevent a nuclear war between the US and Russia.
"Taste of the Town" by Hall Gardner
Taste of the Town was first written to protest the Carter-Reagan nuclear weapons buildup and now Trump, following Obama, is repeating the same tragic mistake.
"The Wake-Up Blast" by Hall Gardner
The Wake-Up Blast is a protest against the terrorist attacks on the Madrid train system on March 11, 2004.
Brainstorm
Read before the Nikola Tesla museum in Belgrade.