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Learning PromptEngaging the Unexpected By Hannah TreasureMay 20, 2025On found language and the lyrical voice
Learning PromptOtherwise Hidden, or Self-Erasure: A TeleologyBy Leigh SugarMarch 25, 2025erasure as self-revelation
CollectionPoetry and the Civil Rights MovementBy The EditorsThe struggle for social justice remembered through poetry.
Glossary TermsAubadeA love poem or song welcoming or lamenting the arrival of the dawn. View In Glossary
Poem GuideJuan Felipe Herrera: “Blood on the Wheel”By Stephanie BurtTracing the many conflicting meanings of the word "blood."
Poem GuideStevie Smith: “Not Waving but Drowning”By Caitlin KimballThis poem finds its author not raving but frowning.
Poem GuideLucille Clifton: “won't you celebrate with me”By Robin EkissLucille Clifton celebrates self-discovery in “won’t you celebrate with me.”