Grand Old Party
By Virginia Ottley Craighill. A poem about the Capitol insurrection. …
Speaking in America
By Roxana L. Cazan. The personal and political intertwine during Kamala Harris' speech. …
I Cannot Live Without You
By Leonore Hildebrandt. An Inaugural ode to these United States of America, as she stands today. …
Orange
By Susana Praver-Pérez. A political transition is time for reclamation. …
Inauguration Day
By Gary Margolis. Today America looks to its greatest challenge: itself. …
I Spoke to Haywood’s Grandma
By Lea Page. "Instead of scripted lines, I say, 'If we work together, I think we can do this.'" …
On Day One [AUDIO]
By Gary Margolis. We have to move forward. …
UnWord
By Kathleen Casey. Trump and his ilk double down on their lies. …
A RipRap Along the Rivers
By Jane Yolen. D.C.'s historic Black headstones were dumped in a faraway river. But injustice doesn't wash away that easily. …
Torch the Empty Fields
By Mary Jo LoBello Jerome. Sometimes we should let the year burn. Sometimes it's burned us already. …