The Revolution of Revulsion

Vivienne Westwood waves from the steps
of occupied territory,
where gazes hold those asset strippers
in their sights,
plaza trip wires fomenting the fuse
for the liars’ outage,
when slicing lucre crowns
will bring a frenzy of sizzling.

Psychopaths and sudden darkness
fire no mourning for that pitch,
enabling suns to rise in eyes,
the light of masses meant as art.

Free Verse (90), by Minnie Stacey, January 2012

The context of The Revolution of Revulsion is the extract from a Vivienne Westwood interview below. The poem is about occupation in general, with undercurrents of the plight of Palestinians in 'occupied territory', and 'gazes' and 'plaza' with their subtext of Gaza.

Last month she lent her support to the Occupy demonstrators outside St Paul's. When she was there she told anyone who would listen that they should go to London's art galleries to become freedom fighters against capitalism, consumerism and philistinism. Why? "It's to do with consumption – if you go to an art gallery you're putting in, not just sucking up. Propaganda can be resisted by loving art."

Extract from Guardian Interview with Vivienne Westwood 03.12.11

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