Joan Baez: Toxic poem about Trump unleashes a storm!

Joan Baez: Toxic poem about Trump unleashes a storm!

Joan Baez has caused quite a stir with her latest poem, “Little Green Worm: A Note To The President.” In her poetic work, part of her 2024 collection When You See My Mother, Ask Her To Dance, she criticizes Donald Trump's policies, particularly the controversial ICE raids on immigrants. Baez expresses concern about the societal impact of these measures, referring to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making a bizarre and humorous claim: a worm had eaten parts of his brain. Baez expands on this idea and asks whether Trump's brain could also be infested with a "little green worm" that undermines his ability to empathize and impulse control as it attacks the areas of the brain responsible for social behavior regulation.

In her poem, she also draws attention to Trump's controversial comments about "s***hole countries" and Mexican immigrants. These words reflect a mental erosion that, according to Baez, may have been caused by this worm. She closes the poem with the powerful statement that the worm arrived in the part of Trump's brain responsible for basic intelligence and found "nothing" there. The response to the poem was mixed.

The White House reaction

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung promptly responded to Baez's poem with the provocative question: "Who is Joan Baez?" This highlights how little weight the current administration places on the opinion of the 1960s icon, who inspired thousands of people with his commitment to social justice. Baez, who often appears at protests, has stood out in the past for her honest and often critical statements about the political situation in the United States. Whether at a concert in Los Angeles or at the March on Washington in 1963, her voice never lost its power.

The 84-year-old, who lives in a house south of San Francisco where she also happens to keep 13 chickens that provide fresh eggs and devotes herself to painting, has not only expressed her artistic talents but is also actively involved in supporting immigrant families affected by ICE agents. Her concern about climate change and its impact on future generations is also a recurring theme in her interviews.

A legacy of social justice

Baez's latest protest single "One in a Million" with Janis Ian shows that the artist is still artistically active and using her voice for social justice. In conversations, she expresses concern about the rapid political developments and has a positive view of the legal setbacks that Trump has suffered. She compares the current situation with its past and encourages people to take action, even on a small scale. Baez makes it clear that any resistance, no matter how small, is important. “You shouldn’t wait for big movements to take action,” she says, which speaks to many people’s hearts.