"'From Which I Flew' was written in my second year of Cave Canem and features lines from Nina Simone, 'Blackbird.'"
Tyree Daye on "From Which I Flew" |
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Compelled by History
"Playwright and poet Daniel David Moses, a groundbreaking voice for Indigenous writers in Canada, has died...He published his first poem in 1974 and would go on to publish four collections throughout his career: Delicate Bodies, The White Line, Sixteen Jesuses and A Small Essay on the Largeness of Light and Other Poems."
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Resources for Supporting and Uplifting the Black Community
Black Visions Collective: This social justice organization wants to focus on "work in healing and transformative justice principles, intentionally develop our organization's core 'DNA' to ensure sustainability, and develop Minnesota’s emerging black leadership to lead powerful campaigns."
Buy Books Online: Black-owned book stores across the country are open and ready to accept online orders. Start your search here.
Communities United Against Police Brutality: "This Twin Cities-based organization confronts police brutality by providing those in need with services, including but not limited to crisis hotlines and legal, medical, and psychological referrals." |
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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:
Peter Streckfus on "An Allegory"
"I thought about the future—and the shores my daughter would stand on—every time we played in water. Play with a young child is always about the objects themselves, but at the same time always seems somehow allegorical. A story unfolds. Ideas about the world are exposed: Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub…." |
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