Poems by the 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows and more

2021 Poets Laureate Fellows’ Poems

Read a selection of poems by half of this year’s Poets Laureate Fellows. These poets, along with the rest of their cohort, will lead public poetry programs in their respective communities in the year ahead. Read more about their projects on Poets.org. 

“A Doctor Tells Us It’s Not a Life or Death Situation” by Marcus Amaker
“Remember Re mem ber ing” by Semaj Brown
“children of the drum” by Roscoe Burnems
“A Short History of Journey” by Aileen Cassinetto
“Cathedral” by Leslie Contreras Schwartz
“La Biblioteca is a Doula” by Magdalena Gómez
“Cold Gin and a Pandemic” by Georgina Marie Guardado
“Once There Was a Tree” by Chasity Gunn
“The Weeds In This Garden” by Kari Gunter-Seymour
“To unravel a torment you must begin somewhere” by Luisa A. Igloria
“The Love of Travelers” by Angela Jackson 

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