Day four of commemorating the last moments of George Floyd’s life: What Do We Do—Now by Ellen Hagan —after Gwendolyn Brooks We mourn, we bless, we blow, we wail, we wind—down, we sip, we spin, we blind, we bend, bow & hem. We hip, we blend, we bind, we shake, […]
MoreDay three of commemorating the last moments of George Floyd’s life: 4/30/92 for Rodney King by Lucille Clifton so the body of one black man is rag and stone is mud and blood the body of one black man contains no life worth loving so the body of one black man is […]
MoreDay two, commemorating the second minute of the last moments of George Floyd’s life: Let Them Not Say by Jane Hirshfield Let them not say: we did not see it. We saw. Let them not say: we did not hear it. We heard. Let them not say: they did not taste […]
MoreTo Christine, Catherine, Yen-Fang, Megan, Donny and Molly: I love your submissions and can’t wait to WE INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING something’s come up TO BRING YOU THIS BREAKING NEWS [breaking your heart news] So I can’t post them right now. Just doesn’t feel right. Give me nine days. Nine days, […]
MoreSympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass, And the river flows like a stream of glass; When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, And the faint perfume […]
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