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6/16/2020
10 : 6
"For Black Children at the End of the World—and the Beginning" by Roger Reeves
You are in the black car burning beneath the highway Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 16, 2020 For Black Children at the End of the World—and the Beginning Roger Reeves You are in the
6/15/2020
10 : 6
"Praise" by Angelo Geter
Today I will praise. / I will praise the sun Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 15, 2020 Praise Angelo Geter Today I will praise. I will praise the sun For showering its light On this
6/14/2020
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"After a Reading of 'Darkwater'" by Elizabeth Curtis Holman
I did not think... I did not know… Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 14, 2020 After a Reading of “Darkwater” Elizabeth Curtis Holman I did not think... I did not know... What pale
6/13/2020
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"Douce Souvenance" by Jessie Redmon Fauset
Again, as always, when the shadows fall, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 13, 2020 Douce Souvenance Jessie Redmon Fauset Again, as always, when the shadows fall, In that sweet space
6/11/2020
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"from 'A Coda to History'" by Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella
It is not as if I have not been thinking this, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 11, 2020 from “A Coda to History” Kwame Dawes and John Kinsella 28. It Is Not As If It is not as if I
6/10/2020
15 : 27
Shelter in Poems with Carrie Law Morgan Figgs, Poems for Pride Month, Poetry Coalition Fellowship, and more
Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poets.org June 10, 2020 We Are Marching Carrie Law Morgan Figgs 1. We are marching, truly marching Can't you hear the sound of feet? We are fearing no impediment
6/10/2020
10 : 16
"they need some of us to die" by Donte Collins
hell nah over my dead—i paid mine. I checked Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 10, 2020 they need some of us to die Donte Collins For Uncle Paul N'nem hell nah over my dead—i paid
6/9/2020
10 : 16
"Give Your Daughters Difficult Names" by Assétou Xango
Many of my contemporaries, / role models, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 9, 2020 Give Your Daughters Difficult Names Assétou Xango “Give your daughters difficult names. Names that
6/8/2020
10 : 16
"[excerpt from] Alt-Nature" by Saretta Morgan
In 1990 over 700 Cyprinella formosa, commonly known as Beautiful shiners Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 8, 2020 [excerpt from] Alt-Nature Saretta Morgan In 1990 over 700 Cyprinella
6/7/2020
17 : 56
Black Lives Matter
June 7, 2020 “Poetry lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.” —Audre Lorde The Academy of American Poets deeply mourns the deaths of George
6/7/2020
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"Beauty That is Never Old" by James Weldon Johnson
When buffeted and beaten by life's storms Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 7, 2020 Beauty That is Never Old James Weldon Johnson When buffeted and beaten by life's storms,
6/5/2020
10 : 17
"For One Dead" by Helen Dimos
What would you like, little bone-star? Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 5, 2020 For One Dead Helen Dimos What would you like, little bone-star? Would the suicided person please stand
6/4/2020
20 : 17
Poems about social justice
Plus browse poems and lesson plans for LGBTQ Pride month. Facebook Twitter Instagram June 2020 Teachers and parents, explore these poems and lesson plans addressing racial injustice, human rights, and
6/4/2020
10 : 26
"did-you-just-say-thang theory" by Tiana Reid
I grew up on monopoly money and lucky charms Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 4, 2020 did-you-just-say-thang theory Tiana Reid I grew up on monopoly money and lucky charms leftover
6/3/2020
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"All Souls Procession" by Brandon Shimoda
A cop almost fell off / his motorcycle. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 3, 2020 All Souls Procession Brandon Shimoda A cop almost fell off his motorcycle. He was amid the colorful
6/2/2020
10 : 16
"I Was Called Back" by Samuel Ace
I was called back into the dark during an early morning Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 2, 2020 I Was Called Back Samuel Ace I was called back into the dark during an early morning
6/1/2020
10 : 16
"Lines on Love's (Loss*)" by Erica Hunt
Art follows ear and echo / covers/chooses Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day June 1, 2020 Lines on Love's (Loss*) Erica Hunt what we do not dream we cannot manufacture Art follows ear
5/31/2020
10 : 27
"Childhood Memories" by William Saphier
Those years are foliage of trees, Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 31, 2020 Childhood Memories William Saphier Those years are foliage of trees their trunks hidden by bushes; behind
5/30/2020
10 : 16
"Through Time and Bitter Distance" by E. Pauline Johnson
Unknown to you, I walk the cheerless shore. Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 30, 2020 Through Time and Bitter Distance E. Pauline Johnson Unknown to you, I walk the cheerless shore.
5/29/2020
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"A History of Domestication" by 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin
Put your name in a hat, or a volcano: Facebook Twitter Instagram Support Poem-a-Day May 29, 2020 A History of Domestication 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin Put your name in a hat, or a volcano: Your sense of time