Jaffe is excited about his poetry foray into Twitter and despite
having read his work in such distinguished locations such as the
Japanese American Museum, the Jewish Museum and the Museum of Literature
in Prague he says Twitter has more ability to reach the mainstream. Born
out of the atrocities and enormous loss of life during World War II, the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created by the United Nations
to provide a common understanding of what everyone’s rights are. It
forms the basis for a world built on freedom, justice and peace.
"Tell
the world about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and make
everyone you know aware of them, says Larry. “Get these rights taught to
our children so they know their birthright." Larry still loves to read
in a variety of bookstores, coffeehouses and bars to keep his roots
intact. He says his Twitter tweets will be no different than his usual
poetry and will always integrate a strong sense of humor along with a
tough stand on human rights and freedom.
Follow Larry via his poetic
tweets on Twitter@larryjaffe.
About Poet Larry Jaffe:
From the sensually romantic to humor and social commentary, Larry Jaffe
impacts audiences with a rich emotional range, masterfully crafted. His
poetry appears in numerous anthologies, magazines, and on the Internet where
he has pioneered poetry web sites. Passionate about his purpose to bring
Human Rights to the forefront of our youth’s minds, Jaffe said, "Every day I
read about various human rights violations and in my heart I know we can
make a better world. It is my great hope that we as poets lead the way to a
new and better civilization." His poem OWNED has been adopted as the
official poem on human slave trafficking. In addition to his Poet Laureate
status for the Youth for Human Rights International, Jaffe is also the
co-founder of Poets for Human Rights, an international coalition of poets
and human rights advocates. Visit Larry at
www.reverbnation.com/larryjaffe