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

    Anchored across the plains-some thousands of miles away- The Eagle lost its wings. And…

  • 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…