Enjoyed this poet tonight. She has this piece on gratitude, posted on the International Bi-Polar Foundation website. https://ibpf.org/gratitude-2/ And…
Parts of a poem by Guatemalan poet Julia Esquivel called “They Have Threatened Us With Resurrection.” Written originally about the civil war where tho…
A New Day Dawns By Nikky Finney Yes, the stars don't belong on that flag...actually that flag doesn't belong either. On the occasion of the Confederat…
Hold fast to dreamsfor if dreams dielife is a broken-winged birdthat can not fly.Hold fast to dreamsfor when dreams golife is a barren fieldfrozen wit…
When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a sea we must wadeWe've braved the belly of the b…
Variation on a Theme by Elizabeth Bishop By John Murillo Start with loss. Lose everything. Then lose it all again.Lose a good woman on a bad day. Find…
