Has anybody read the poem “let the children decide” by don mattera?
Don Mattera has been one of my most highly regarded writers. The poem is a social criticism urging an end to racism for the sake of children. I have been in contact with Mattera for long. I hope you have read his autobiography: Sophiatown. He is a “colored” South African writer. He can well be studied comparatively alongside Afr-Amer. James McBride’s The color of Water. Both writers question dismiss race as merely a social category given their own origins. Mattera and McBride’s moms were white, dads, black. If you want more I can provide it later. The poem is pretty straightforward but you may also refer to the links attached. I ‘m flattered to find reference to Don. I thought very few people knew about his life and works. He is my hero and I admire his tenacious clinging to life during apartheid South Africa. He was a journalist, a writer, a poet, and a gentleman. Good luck. ** “Let the children decide” Let us halt this quibbling Of reform and racial preservation Saying who belongs to
