Poetry

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American Blues by Abbie Mulvihill

This poem is part of the special section, New Poems of U.S. History, reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence selected...

The Midwest of the Mind by Lynn Gilbert

These poems are part of the special section, New Poems of U.S. History, reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence selected...

Two Poems by Anne Bucey

These poems are part of the special section, New Poems of U.S. History, reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence selected...

Three Poems by Jacqueline Jules

These poems are part of the special section, New Poems of U.S. History, reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence selected...

2026 Milton Community Voices Poems

Including poems by Samantha Bender, Talya Levisohn, Nava Cohen, Margalit Feinberg, Kate Schwartz, and Sophie Weinberger. These poems are published within a partnership between...

Two Poems by Elena Okon

These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Elena Okon was a participant in the...

Two Poems by Elijah Smith

These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Elijah Smith was a participant in the...

Two Poems by Taia Robinson

These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Taia Robinson was a participant in the...

Three Poems by Ruchel Limbos

These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Ruchel Limbos was a participant in Day...

Banana by Achyuth Sarath

These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Achyuth Sarath was a participant in Day...

Must-read

Two Poems by Jamilah Ali

Do Black People Speak a Foreign Language?Hell to the no. You told me 50 years agoDonna Reed cannot translate jive into Wonder BreadUnderstood soft...

Homemade Saints by Bliss Goldstein

You’ve forgotten the names of your homemade saintswho crowd in the dark behind your thin lids.In the veil you’ve drawn betweenHere and Not Here, they...

The Opposite of Gaslighting by Sunu P. Chandy

*With gratitude to all who contributed to this crowd-sourced list poem following my social media inquiry I’m so sorry that happened to you.It makes sense...