Folk legend Joan Baez has once again ignited the public conversation — this time not with her guitar, but with her pen. Her latest poem, a surreal and biting work shared on social media, has left fans and critics equally stunned. In it, Baez describes Don@ld T.r.u.m.p’s brain as having been “eaten by a little green worm,” a strange and striking image that has already gone viral.
The line, delivered in Baez’s signature mix of wit and wisdom, is being widely interpreted as a metaphor for the decay of truth and intelligence in modern political life. For Baez, who has long blurred the lines between art and activism, the poem represents both a return to her protest roots and an evolution of her creative voice. “It’s not anger,” she told a small group of followers online. “It’s reflection — through a mirror, darkly.”
Fans have flooded the internet with praise, calling the poem “art disguised as rebellion.” Many say it captures the same fearless spirit that once made her the voice of conscience during the 1960s. “She’s never been afraid to speak truth to power,” one admirer wrote, “and she still isn’t.”
Critics, however, have accused Baez of deliberately provoking political outrage. Some conservative commentators dismissed the work as “performance poetry for clicks,” while others labeled it an unnecessary cultural jab. Still, Baez appears unmoved — and even amused — by the storm she has stirred.
Whether satire or symbolism, the poem’s impact is undeniable. Literary scholars note that Baez’s language recalls the absurdist and dreamlike poetry of the counterculture era, where humor and protest intertwined. In her hands, metaphor becomes weapon — elegant, mischievous, and unflinching.
The debate now rippling across America isn’t just about what Baez wrote, but why she wrote it. Is she mocking ignorance? Warning of a moral decay? Or simply proving that protest, when channeled through art, still has the power to unsettle?
At 84, Joan Baez remains unafraid to challenge authority — not with slogans, but with surreal honesty. As one fan wrote beneath her post, “Joan doesn’t shout anymore. She whispers — and the world still shakes.”
