America First
By Sean J Mahoney. Poetry about those left out in the not-so-United States of America.
Journalism in Verse
Harriet Tubman and the Time Between
By Moira Roth. A graceful report on Harriet Tubman and a new center dedicated to her life.
After the Desecration of Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, Where My Gollub Grandparents Are Buried
By David P. Gollub. A poet shares his family's story about vandalized headstones at a Jewish cemetery.
Vanquished
By Andrena Zawinski. A history we must never forget nor repeat: Japanese-Americans forced to leave their lives behind.
When Vice President Pence Talks About Life, I Want to Cut Off My Lips and Bury Them in a National Park
By Justin Karcher. A frenzy of a poem about chain-smoking all night and reading the fearful news.
To All The Apostates in Trump Country
By Abigail Carl-Klassen. On the identities we claim, and those that claim us.
Protection Spell
By Jan Steckel. An offer of protection for those in danger of deportation.
Self Portrait As A Snowman
By Jeffrey Cyphers Wright. A poem about making magic in the dead of winter.
The Other Congregants
By Lauren Camp. Our tongues hold the cost of awe and all that's left to learn.
