Elizabeth Acevedo

Rat Ode

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Lucille Clifton

here rests

by Lucille Clifton

Margaret Atwood

Variations on the Word Sleep

by Margaret Atwood

Dorianne Laux

Dust

by Dorianne Laux

Lucille Clifton

the mississippi river empties into the gulf

by Lucille Clifton

Naomi Replansky

Housing Shortage

by Naomi Replansky

Ellen Bass

The Thing Is

by Ellen Bass

Vievee Francis

Like Jesus to the Crows

by Vievee Francis

Melissa Anderson

what i can count on

by Melissa Anderson

Melissa Anderson

a puddle on bricks

by Melissa Anderson

Richard Wright

459

by Richard Wright

Audre Lorde

Now that I am forever with child

by Audrey Lorde