GratitudeBy Cornelius EadyI’m here to tell you an old story. ThisAppears to be my work. I live in the world,Walk the streets…Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraConfessionalMetaphorAngerGratitude + 13 more
America, I AmBy James CagneyI come from the kidnapped, the assaulted— my country’tis of reparations as in-store credit backordered…Social CommentariesClassCrime & PunishmentRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraRefrainAngerDisappointmentGrief + 10 more
p1From the SkyBy Sara Abou RashedWhen I die, bury me in the sky— no one is fighting over it. Children are playing soccer with empty …Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionIslamLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingStanza FormsTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraImageryGrief + 9 more
p1Anaphora Using Wilfred Owen’s Line “If you could hear, at every jolt”By Kimiko HahnIf you could hear, at every jolt, the building quiver— If you could hear fossils stirring— If you …TechniquesAnaphora
HereBy Ava CipriHere is the encyclopedia where I learn first position Here is where I begin ballet: at 12, in a class…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeHealth & IllnessLife ChoicesThe BodyArts & SciencesSciencesTheater & DanceStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphora + 9 more
p1jeanne d’arcBy Patti SmithI feel like I feel like shit I need a I need a drink and not vinegar neither I don’t want to die I feel…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyRelationshipsMen & WomenTechniquesAnaphoraPassion + 6 more
bad roadBy Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinhayou mean well, butwhen I say I hurt when I say some part ofmy body hurts and you say oh, did you do …Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTechniquesAnaphoraAngerGratitude + 4 more
Girls Are Coming Out of the WoodsBy Tishani DoshiGirls are coming out of the woods, wrapped in cloaks and hoods, carrying iron bars and candles and a…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentGender & SexualityTechniquesAnaphoraBlameOptimism + 2 more
O Ye TonguesBy Anne SextonFirst Psalm Let there be a God as large as a sunlamp to laugh his heat at you. Let there be an earth…TechniquesAnaphora
p1I Haven’t Masturbated in Five Days for Fear of CryingBy Eloisa Amezcuabecause we know distance too well because the blood bank didn’t have enough blood for nana & her new…LoveHeartache & LossLivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesTravels & JourneysTechniquesAnaphoraDisappointmentGrief + 5 more
p1ResistanceBy Traci BrimhallI must be the heavy globe of hydrangea, always bowing by summer’s end. Must be salt, like sadness at…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesTechniquesAnaphora + 2 more
Holy DaysBy Larry NealHoly the days of the prune face junkie men Holy the scag pumped arms Holy the Harlem faces looking for…Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsReligionThe SpiritualTechniquesAnaphoraOptimism
Seventeen FuneralsBy Richard BlancoSeventeen suns rising in seventeen bedroom windows. Thirty-four eyes blooming open with the light of…Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingYouthTechniquesAnaphoraGrief + 2 more
p1So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, GoodbyeBy sam saxgoodbye city. goodbye stoop. goodbye rush hour traffic plume. goodbye feminist qpoc weed delivery group…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesSeparation & DivorceTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesTravels & JourneysTechniquesAnaphoraAnxiety & Insecurity + 7 more
p1More than one man has reached up my skirtBy Natalie Scenters-ZapicoI’ve stopped asking: ¿Why? I’ve let a man whistle from the table for more beer, & brought it to him…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsMen & WomenActivitiesJobs & WorkingTechniquesAnaphoraAngerGrief + 7 more
p1acknowledgmentsBy Danez Smithyou save me half a bag of skins, the hard parts, my fav, dusted orange with hot • you say we can’…LoveSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesTechniquesAnaphoraGratitude + 2 more
p1body without the “d”By Justice Ameerthe bo’y wakes up the bo’y looks at itself the bo’y notices something missing there is both too much…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingThe BodyTechniquesAnaphoraDisappointment
p1A DeafBlind PoetBy John Lee ClarkA Deaf Blind poet doesn’t like to read sitting up. A Deaf Blind poet likes to read Braille magazines…Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsLivingThe BodyActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsTechniquesAnaphoraJoy & Contentment + 4 more
Let America Be America AgainBy Langston Hughes Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain…Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismIndependence DayTechniquesAnaphora
Wade in the WaterBy Tracy K. SmithOne of the women greeted me. I love you, she said. She didn't Know me, but I believed her, And a terrible…LoveSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsReligionChristianityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesMusicTheater & DanceTechniquesAnaphoraAnxiety & Insecurity + 8 more