“I am often able to look more clearly at these wild and gorgeous trees growing old in the cemetery than when I try to see and accept my mother's young headstone. The work of this poem might be, today, to look at both with joy.”
Rachel Eliza Griffiths on "Elegy" |
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"On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend"
"As Cathy’s publisher it is my job to make her book known; as her friend it is my privilege to know her intimately; at the intersection of publisher and friend is the real, the conditions we choose not to ignore. I hope she will approve this formulation. Fence labors to gather visibility so that it can conserve and amplify weirdos like Cathy."
via LIT HUB |
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Resources for Supporting and Uplifting the Black Community
Prison Book Program: "Prison Book Program is a grassroots organization that exists for one purpose—to send free books to prisoners. We’ve been doing it since 1972.”
No New Jails NYC: "The Mayor is planning on expanding Rikers while building new jails for over $10 billion. Instead of building new jails, this money should be used to create safe, strong neighborhoods by addressing our needs."
Equal Justice Initiative: "The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society." |
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Poetry Daily stands with the Black community.
We oppose racism, oppression, and police brutality.
We will continue to amplify diverse voices in the poetry world.
Black Lives Matter. |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Jennifer Chang on "The World"
"For days I could go nowhere. The temperature dwelled stubbornly below freezing. The roads were too slick to walk on. My car was encased in ice, a solid blue cube, and, quite comically, a red bicycle, leaning against a nearby shed, seemed to be waiting for me. I sat at the window, wearing two sweaters, looking at it." |
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