Santa Clara Co. poet laureate pens 'love letter' about immigrants facing threat of deportation

Teatro Vision premieres play by Santa Clara County's poet laureate Yosimar Reyes about his immigrant neighbors who face the ...
EURweb

Amanda Gorman Honors Alex Pretti in Poem Following His Death by Federal Officers

*Amanda Gorman has paid tribute to Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Sharing a poem titled “For Alex Jeffrey Pretti” on ...
The Guardian

Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026

While ‘touch grass’ has become a popular prescription for a less digital life, choosing social friction over efficiency can also feel curative At the turn of the millennium daily life looked very ...
The Atlantic

I am here in the evening light

I am here in the evening light, my eyes now white like the museum sparrow, with a voice that no longer trembles: Remember the child. I’ll visit as a songbird, a rabbit, and lead you up the dash with ...
Game Rant

All Poem Locations (Ask Your Mom) in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...
Jewish Journal

Showing Up in All Sorts of Places – A poem for Parsha Va’era

I didn’t do it for the money. I did it because it needed doing. Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 29 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.
Newsweek

Renee Nicole Good’s Award-Winning Poem: Read Excerpt

Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis poet, wife and mother, was shot and killed Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, setting off nationwide protests over the ...
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Renee Nicole Good's award-winning poem: Read in full

Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis poet, wife and mother, was shot and killed Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, setting off nationwide protests over the ...
Rolling Stone

Joan Baez Skewers Donald Trump’s Lack of Empathy in New Poem

Last year, Joan Baez published her first-ever collection of poetry, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance, expressing her thoughts on personal and family life and some of her music peers. But a few ...
Scientific American

Poem: ‘In Reality’

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The Nation

Essex Hemphill’s Poetry of Belonging

He was an artist and activist who found in his verse a tool for both community and agitprop. It’s never been easy to survive as an American poet, but the late 20th century was especially tough. The ...