Jack Spicer’s poetry can be deeply funny and playful but it has a consistent undercurrent of sadness.
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Raising Black Boys in a House of Love
in this house black boys blossom
black boys bloom
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How Amanda Gorman’s Poetry Roused a “Country That Is Bruised but Whole”
Gorman, the youngest poet to ever perform at a US presidential inauguration, moved audiences across the nation with her perspective on a country “striving to forge a union with purpose.”
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Two Poems on Liberation by Rosamond S. King
Rosamond S. King, a Brooklyn-based poet, is a TriniGambianAmerican, has been publishing poetry since 1994, and won a Lamda Literary Award in 2018.
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Two Poems by Ardengo Soffici, Translated by Olivia E. Sears
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Ardengo Soffici, translated by Olivia E. Sears, for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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One Poem by Stacy Szymaszek
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Stacy Szymaszek for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Two Poems From Shrapnel Maps by Philip Metres
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Philip Metres for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Two Poems by Esther Lin
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Esther Lin for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Two Poems by Silvina López Medin
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Silvina López Medin for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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One Poem by Catherine Chen
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Catherine Chen for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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One Poem by sam sax
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by sam sax for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Two Poems by Jay Deshpande
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Jay Deshpande for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
