Chicano Graffiti

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Political authenticity stirs gangs tagging ensued, Chicano mural in the brew A single sentence rich in imagery, 23 syllables. Length is dictated by the one breath rule in the delivery of prose.

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Victor Buhagiar

Date: 5/7/2023 1:31:00 AM

Great Monoku.

I Am Anaya
Date: 5/7/2023 11:35:00 AM

Thank you, Victor! Monoku features a single line consisting of seventeen syllables. Mine is Other, 23 Syllables made for the contest Graffiti, I was too late to enter it.

Robert Gorelick

Date: 5/6/2023 4:45:00 PM

There were Chicano's who protested the war on Vietnam, their casualties were very high in the war, meanwhile they fought for their civil rights at home. But they're cultural tradition also told them to fight when called upon. I remember when Ruben Salazar, a reporter was killed by a tear gas shell while covering a Chicano protest, 1970. Robert