The Monster, a Poem by Paula Pivko
2020 was the cruelest year breeding ice-cold storms from pain and hatred long kept hidden away from the sun’s light. Something caged...
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- Jan 27
- 1 min
Escape from Trash Life, Staten Island 1998, a Poem by Tanya Tuzeo
i woke with the sun that summer / reeking dump familiar with its liquefying salty ozone and human marzipan / and rollerbladed to the...
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- Nov 25, 2022
- 1 min
Life and Liberty in America 2022 AD, a Poem by Melissa Brander
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. But there is nothing right or seemly that those we have asked to die are doctors. teachers....
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- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Extras From a Movie: Ludlow Massacre, 1914, a Poem by Lenore Weiss
1. The ghost girl was Little Lucy, no connection to Lucille Ball, flashed her dimples, red hair on the Capitol Mall, wore smoke-soaked...
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- Aug 26, 2022
- 6 min
The Twisted Inversion of Labor-Bought Dreams, an Essay by Haile E.
As we entered high school and began preparing for the next four years that would culminate in either an acceptance or rejection to our...
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 8 min
Abortion: A Morality Story, an Essay by Kimberly L. Robinson
This is for the Church. I do not, as a rule, object to anyone of any persuasion reading my humble prose. So, Taoists, those who follow...
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- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
You Never Arrived, a Poem by Des Mannay
Avoid the trap Of vengeance Of turning on us When Terrorists massacre kids We ran away from men who plant bombs, Wield guns - demand...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Sickness, a Poem by Paula Pivko
Third Place Winner of the "Vultures & Doves: Social Issues of Our Time" Poetry Competition. I was up the first school day. And my son...
Reed Venrick
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Teaching History in Grade Schools, a Poem by Reed Venrick
History Class Begins Again From the playground where they play, call the children back to class and school, teach the lessons they're...
Ed Meek
- Feb 26, 2021
- 1 min
Asylum, a Poem by Ed Meek
It’s as easy as cutting a cord,
to separate the mothers and children—
the ones seeking asylum
from gangs and violence,
so desperate to flee
Jamie Grookett
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
To Be Alive, a Poem by Jaime Grookett
I never remembered him taking off his boots The way he crept to the side of the bed Pressed his toes gently on the rubber heels Sliding...
Christina Hoag
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
When Your Students are Teen Moms, An Essay by Christina Hoag.
Except for the toddlers waddling on the track field like a flock of ducklings and a row of strollers lined up along a wall, the cement...
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- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Little Hands - Baby's Prayer, a Poem by Debra Ayis
Little Hands – Baby’s Prayer Dedicated to Jaden K. Hepburn Little one, Welcome to your temporal home It’s harsh and bright, I know But it...
Contributor
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min
"Oh Lord", a Poem by Billy Ayis
OH LORD by Billy Ayis Oh lord My God As I settle down to read Plant in me a seed To give knowledge Without taking me over the edge To...
Debra Ayis
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
"The Night Called" a Poem about Sexual Violence
Disclaimer: What you will read below is an unapologetic, graphic, and raw work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or...
Debra Ayis
- May 15, 2019
- 1 min
"End the Stigma", a Poem by Debra Ayis
END THE STIGMA by Debra Ayis Men can do no wrong It had to be you; the woman. You enticed him somehow With your over-sized clothes Naked...
Debra Ayis
- Mar 9, 2019
- 2 min
Coming of Age a Poem about Menstrual Health, a Poem by Debra Ayis
This 'narrative' poem attempts to highlight just one of the reasons young girls drop out of school in developing countries. In rich...
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