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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,
7/6/2020
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"Some Call It God" by Jabari Asim
I choose Rhythm, / the beginning as motion, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 6, 2020 Some Call it God Jabari Asim I choose Rhythm, the beginning as motion, black Funk shaping itself
7/5/2020
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"To a Rosebud" by Eva A. Jessye
O dainty bud, I hold thee in my hand— Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 5, 2020 To a Rosebud Eva A. Jessye O dainty bud, I hold thee in my hand— A castaway, a dead, a lifeless thing. A
7/4/2020
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"The Sun Went Down in Beauty" by George Marion McClellan
The sun went down in beauty / Beyond the Mississippi side, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 4, 2020 The Sun Went Down in Beauty George Marion McClellan The sun went down in beauty
7/3/2020
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"Why I don’t write about George Floyd" by Toi Derricotte
Because there is too much to say Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day July 3, 2020 Why I don't write about George Floyd Toi Derricotte Because there is too much to say Because I have
6/30/2020
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Shelter in Poems with Langston Hughes, Reflect on Independence Day, Artist Relief Fund, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org June 30, 2020 I, Too Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And
6/30/2020
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"Afterward but not Afterword" by A. Van Jordan
Later I lower my head to my father's chest, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 30, 2020 Afterward but not Afterword A. Van Jordan State of Florida v. Patrick Gene Scarborough, David
6/29/2020
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Welcome to Summer Camp
Themed poems, lesson plans, glossary terms, and more Facebook Twitter Instagram June 29, 2020 Teachers and Parents, Today we introduce a new eight-week newsletter series that we hope you will find
6/27/2020
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"Now and Then" by Charles Bertram Johnson
“All life is built from song” Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 27, 2020 Now and Then Charles Bertram Johnson “All life is built from song” In youth's young morn I sang; And from a
6/26/2020
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"YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A PRISON!" by Sasha Debevec-McKenney
A prison is the only place that's a prison. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 26, 2020 YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A PRISON! Sasha Debevec-McKenney A prison is the only place that's a
6/25/2020
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"Glory" by Gbenga Adesina
Glory of plums, femur of Glory. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 25, 2020 Glory Gbenga Adesina Glory of plums, femur of Glory. Glory of ferns on a dark platter. Glory of willows,
6/24/2020
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"Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2)" by Joshua Bennett
Months into the plague now, / I am disallowed Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 24, 2020 Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2) Joshua Bennett with a line from Gwendolyn Brooks Months into the
6/23/2020
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Shelter in Poems with A. H. Jerriod Avant, Poems for the Summer Solstice, Artist Relief Conversation Series, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org June 23, 2020 Judith and Holofernes AH Jerriod Avant oil on linen, 120” x 90” by Kehinde Wiley, 2012 in the frame stood all that could be done. a dash of
6/23/2020
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"Contemplating Extinction as Theme in Basquiat’s 'Pez Dispenser, 1984'" by Kristina Kay Robinson
yellow roses in my mother's room mean Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 23, 2020 Contemplating Extinction as Theme in Basquiat's “Pez Dispenser, 1984” Kristina Kay Robinson for
6/22/2020
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"Ode to the Head Nod" by Elizabeth Acevedo
the slight angling up of the forehead Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 22, 2020 Ode to the Head Nod Elizabeth Acevedo the slight angling up of the forehead neck extension quick jut of
6/21/2020
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"Peacock Feather" by Effie Lee Newsome
Heav'n's deepest blue, / Earth's richest green, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 21, 2020 Peacock Feather Effie Lee Newsome Heav'n's deepest blue, Earth's
6/19/2020
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"Emancipation" by Priscilla Jane Thompson
'Tis a time for much rejoicing; Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 19, 2020 Emancipation Priscilla Jane Thompson 'Tis a time for much rejoicing; Let each heart be lured away;
6/18/2020
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"I Can't Breathe" by Pamela Sneed
I suppose I should place them under separate files Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 18, 2020 I Can't Breathe Pamela Sneed I suppose I should place them under separate files Both
6/17/2020
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"We Drink at the Attenuation Well" by Porsha Olayiwola
in Badagry there is a hung- / ry well of water and memory Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 17, 2020 We Drink at the Attenuation Well Porsha Olayiwola Motivated forgetting is a
6/16/2020
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Announcing Six New Poem-a-Day Guest Editors for Summer Series Centering Black Poets
to make unequivocally clear the essential and influential contributions that Black poets have made and make to American poetry. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 16, 2020 Dear Reader,