lullaby
My good friend Kate is a transracial adoptee—she’s also a mother, lawyer, writer, and wife—but…
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magic & mermaids
I don’t write poetry. I used to write one poem per year on average, along…
tongue-tied
This morning I woke up thinking about Lilith and Homer, the primary black female characters…
meet Adebe D.A.
Since April is National Poetry Month, it’s fitting that I should introduce you to a…
Millie Eckstine
This week I have three 45-minute poetry writing workshops with a group of local 5th…
life’s hard
I often regret going into Manhattan, unless I’m heading to Harlem. The city can be…
9-11
grief seeps from bagpipes wheezing discordant sorrow, solemn remembrance *** white gloves mask the blood…
procrastination haiku
summer fades away like a pleasant memory tucked inside my heart a cool autumn breeze…
from the heart
Ok, so these students probably didn’t have a choice about whether or not they wanted…
homeland haiku
I’m having one of those days of sheer indulgence…been reading all morning, just slurped down…