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7/24/2020
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"This Little Light of Mine Speaks" by Crystal Valentine

Remember little girl it was the deacon -ness who taught Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 24, 2020 This Little Light of Mine Speaks Crystal Valentine Copyright © 2020 by Crystal
7/23/2020
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"My Mother, My Mother" by Luther Hughes

When I was a child I would run Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 23, 2020 My Mother, My Mother Luther Hughes When I was a child I would run through the backyard while my father yanked
7/22/2020
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"When Puffy says, and we won’t stop, 'cause we can’t stop." by Rasheed Copeland

I think of a good night's sleep Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 22, 2020 When Puffy says, and we won't stop, 'cause we can't stop. Rasheed Copeland I think of a good
7/21/2020
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Shelter in Poems with John Lewis's Favorite Poem, Literary Arts Emergency Fund, and more

Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org July 21, 2020 In April 2015 during National Poetry Month, the Academy of American Poets reached out to then Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis,
7/21/2020
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"a brief meditation on breath" by Yesenia Montilla

i have diver's lungs from holding my Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 21, 2020 a brief meditation on breath Yesenia Montilla i have diver's lungs from holding my breath for so
7/20/2020
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"Assume the Position" by Jive Poetic

The train came with a police officer Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 20, 2020 Assume the Position Jive Poetic The train came with a police officer on his gun. He shifts his weight
7/19/2020
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"Hope." by Alice Dunbar-Nelson

Wild seas of tossing, writhing waves, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 19, 2020 Hope. Alice Dunbar-Nelson Wild seas of tossing, writhing waves, A wreck half-sinking in the tortuous
7/18/2020
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"Dream and the Song" by James D. Corrothers

So oft our hearts, belovèd lute, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 18, 2020 Dream and the Song James D. Corrothers So oft our hearts, belovèd lute, In blossomy haunts of song are mute;
7/17/2020
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"Selah" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Lord clings to my hands / after a night of shouting. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 17, 2020 Selah Honorée Fanonne Jeffers after Margaret Walker's “For My People” The Lord
7/17/2020
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"sonnet for the long second act" by Evie Shockley

your body is still a miracle Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 16, 2020 sonnet for the long second act Evie Shockley your body is still a miracle thirst quenched with water across dry
7/16/2020
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"Diabolic" by Cornelius Eady

What they say they are / And what they actually do Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 15, 2020 Diabolic Cornelius Eady “Their colour is a diabolic die.” —Phillis Wheatley What they say
7/16/2020
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Poems for summer

Browse poems, lesson plans, and resources for July Facebook Twitter Instagram July 2020 As summer continues, browse the following classic and contemporary poems for kids: “Summer Morn in New Hampshire”
7/15/2020
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"Underground King" by Derrick Harriell

the streetlights still weep Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 14, 2020 Underground King Derrick Harriell for Ermias Asghedom (Nipsey Hussle) the streetlights still weep / a marathon of
7/13/2020
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"Untethered" by Allison Joseph

what anger in defiance / what sympathy in doubt Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 13, 2020 Untethered Allison Joseph what anger in defiance what sympathy in doubt emotions steady try
7/12/2020
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"Go Give the World" by Otto Leland Bohanan

I do not crave to have thee mine alone, dear, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 12, 2020 Go Give the World Otto Leland Bohanan I do not crave to have thee mine alone, dear Keeping thy
7/11/2020
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"The Optimist" by J. W. Hammond

Who would have the sky any color but blue, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 11, 2020 The Optimist JW Hammond Who would have the sky any color but blue, Or the grass any color but
7/10/2020
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"When Night Fills with Premature Exits" by Enzo Silon Surin

Is there a place where black men can go / to be beautiful? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 10, 2020 When Night Fills with Premature Exits Enzo Silon Surin Is there a place where
7/8/2020
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"What is Water?" by Danielle Legros Georges

What is water but rain but cloud but river Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 8, 2020 What is Water? Danielle Legros Georges What is water but rain but cloud but river but ocean but ice
7/7/2020
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"Nothing" by Krysten Hill

I ask a student how I can help her. Nothing is on her paper. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 7, 2020 Nothing Krysten Hill I ask a student how I can help her. Nothing is on her paper.
7/6/2020
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Activities and readings about boycotts

Themed poems, lesson plans, glossary terms, and more Facebook Twitter Instagram July 6th, 2020 A boycott is a voluntary act of protest that refuses purchasing or trading goods with another business,