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Learning PromptLet Me Turn Toward You: On the Possibilities of the Second Person By Aishvarya AroraApril 21, 2026
Learning PromptWriting in the Rhythm: Syncopation and the Oral Tradition in the Caribbean By Ide Amari ThompsonFebruary 17, 2026
Learning PromptRomani Poetics, Oral Tradition, Narrative, and Survival TradesBy Jezmina Von ThieleFebruary 10, 2026
CollectionPoetry and the Civil Rights MovementBy The EditorsThe struggle for social justice remembered through poetry.
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Poem GuideGertrude Stein: “The house was just twinkling in the moon light”By Joel BrouwerOctober 4, 2010An intimate glimpse into one of the 20th century’s most fascinating marriages.
Poem GuideMarilyn Nelson: “Daughters 1900”By Austin AllenSeptember 5, 2018Family, culture, and history converge in a deft poetic portrait.
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