Planet Democracy : Stories of Hope Courage Unity & Compassion

Featuring 12 original award-winning and emerging voices from around the worldPlanet Democracy: Stories of Hope Courage Unity & Compassion is a special edition of Mithila Review devoted to Hopepunk — a literature of resistance which seeks to inspire compassionate thought and positive action.Alexandra Rowland who is said to have coined the term described “Hopepunk” as a form of literature that is opposite of dark and dystopian fiction: “Hopepunk says that kindness and softness doesn’t equal weakness and that in this world of brutal cynicism and nihilism being kind is a political act. An act of rebellion.”“Hope” and “punk” are the two key elements that make hopepunk interesting and powerful. Characters who don’t quit who resist oppression and fight for justice for change for democracy. There can’t be hopepunk without an underlying and undying faith in global democracy and freedom.Planet Democracy: Table of ContentsFICTION Robert Bagnall The Ones Who Scream AmericaBuzz Dixon TruckerEve Morton MilkmanMark Rivett This Is My Homepaulo da costa Harefoot ExpressJohnny Caputo The Rhythms of the WorldJetse de Vries Zen and the Art of Gaia Maintenance. POETRY. Mari Ness HorsemenJ. D. Harlock Brighter Than the LastAngela Acosta Paradise of the AbyssFlorence Lenaers School of Continuing EducationGretchen Rockwell In My Utopias