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International Human
Rights Poet Laureate Makes Twitter his Voice for
Peace
International
award-winning poet, Larry Jaffe, reaches out to the
youth of the world by tweeting each of the 30
articles of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights in 140 characters or less to spread a message
of peace and responsibility for humankind.
Tampa Bay, FL, July 27, 2009 - Poet Larry Jaffe has
been using his art to promote human rights his
entire career. As an official Ambassador for Youth
for Human Rights as well as their Poet Laureate,
Jaffe has been featured in poetry venues and
festivals both throughout the U.S. and abroad. But
in today’s “Brave New World” Jaffe is
speaking for peace on Twitter, by tweeting each of
the 30 articles of Universal Declaration of Human
Rights in 140 characters or less.
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
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