Poet Laureate Circle

September 21, 2020
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We-DID

      Walk with me, if you willFive years backWhen an unlikely announcedHe’d run to become commander-in-chief andPeople scoffed in amusement“No, no, no,” they said“It can’t happen.” “It won’t......
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September 19, 2020
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Unjust Indigestion

Unjust Indigestion Her death could have been avoidedIf someone had listened to her criesSomeone left their trainers on the porchThen muddied the house mat They called their names in villagesAnd......
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September 19, 2020
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In the Fall of Corona

In the Fall of Corona If you have three applesAnd I have noneWouldn’t it be fairTo give me one? If you have a houseAnd mine is goneWould you sit and......
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July 20, 2020
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Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood...
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June 16, 2020
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Feeling Vulnerable Amidst the Chaos

  This poem was written for Juneteenth 2020...
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June 03, 2020
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BLACK LIVES MATTER

Treyvon Martin Aiyana Jones Freddie Gray Natasha McKenna Sam Dubose Philando Castile Terence Crutcher India Kager Alton Sterling Jeremy McDole Steven Taylor Walter Scott Tamir Rice Akai Gurley Michael Brown......
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May 15, 2020
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Martin and Malcolm Revisited

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May 15, 2020
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An Amiable Heart to Heart

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May 15, 2020
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Mother, In 6 Tongues by Jasmine Cochran

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April 01, 2020
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The Bandit Prowls, The Bandit Hides by Jasmine Cochran

COVID-19 is making its way through the world in silence, leaving destruction in its wake. This poem is for all of us. ...
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