62 years ago, on May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court announced their decision on Brown v. The Board of Education declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional. On the anniversary of that historic day, Poetry Breakfast is honored to share... Continue Reading →
snow must'ov lost its glitter At war with my own mind. I'm my own prisoner keep myself confined Going completely insane feeling despair and pain. I used to wish for an open window but then I realized nothing could save... Continue Reading →
On Halloween I put on a mask, hide myself twice over. Super heroes pass by, shoulder to shoulder with their nemeses, and the undead lurch stolidly forward, ragged under a sickle moon, to stand in doorways with the iridescent play... Continue Reading →
Lavender Days It was a summer of letters. You there, me here. The days of thinking slowly, rolling words around until they landed just right. The days of ink to vellum blotter dabbing splotches, hand heavy with emotion or tear... Continue Reading →
Clarity Over the haunches of ergs The stars, jeweled with light, Shine down on nothing, but sand—, Cast no shadow Unlike Isha, final call, Heard even here Over evening nothing, and knees—, Owning the perfect idea of a thing. ... Continue Reading →
Little Red and the Amuse-Bouche Friday night at the State Doll Hospital and the social room of the psych ward is filled with figures still able to trudge through the thorazine haze. Cowering in a corner is Little Red, hood... Continue Reading →
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