Poetry Corner

    Lynchsong

    I can hear Rosalee See the eyes of Willie McGee My mother told me about Lynchings My mother told me about The dark nights And dirt roads And torch lights And lynch robes The faces of men Laughing white Faces…

    Poetry Corner, Sister's Civic Circle

    This Sacred Scene

    Poet-activist Amanda Gorman recited an original poem on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

    Black Music, Ma Rainey, Poetry Corner

    Ma Rainey

    “She was a person of the folks,” said poet and literary critic Sterling Brown who sheds love and light in this poem simply titled Ma Rainey.

    Black Music, Poetry Corner

    The Power of My Voice

    To demand respect, think, and rocksteady, where reasons to inspire my people to aim higher / Knowing a change is gonna come

    Lynchsong

    I can hear Rosalee See the eyes of Willie McGee My mother told me about Lynchings My mother told me about The dark nights And dirt roads And torch lights And lynch robes The faces of men Laughing white Faces…

    This Sacred Scene

    Poet-activist Amanda Gorman recited an original poem on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

    Ma Rainey

    “She was a person of the folks,” said poet and literary critic Sterling Brown who sheds love and light in this poem simply titled Ma Rainey.

    The Power of My Voice

    To demand respect, think, and rocksteady, where reasons to inspire my people to aim higher / Knowing a change is gonna come

Poetry

  • Lynchsong

    I can hear Rosalee See the eyes of Willie McGee My mother told me…

  • This Sacred Scene

    Poet-activist Amanda Gorman recited an original poem on the third night of the Democratic…

  • Ma Rainey

    “She was a person of the folks,” said poet and literary critic Sterling Brown…

  • The Power of My Voice

    To demand respect, think, and rocksteady, where reasons to inspire my people to aim…

  • Fall Planting

    I will sprinkle my clear tears / on seeds and transplants and bulbs /…

  • NATURE JOURNEY

    Artist unknown, source Pinterest. By Sister Lisa Muhammad. Come follow us through every line…

  • Juneteenth Reparations

    By Rosemari Mealy Anchored across the plains-some thousands of miles away- The Eagle lost…

  • Impermanence

    Here we go again… / slipping and falling from life / so soon before…

  • Breonna Remembered

    One year after Breonna Taylor’s senseless murder, poet Bernadine “Dine” Watson pays tribute across…