Journalism in Verse
Aggravated Rape in the Pre-Dawn
By Lianne Kamp. There was an apology, but no prison sentence, and no ease of her suffering.
A Poem for the Corruption of Scott Pruitt
By Margaret McCarthy. On Scott Pruitt, head of the EPA, and the varicose roots of corruption.
My Early Death by Fossil Fuel
By Matty Layne Glasgow. An activist lawyer chooses death by fire to protest environmental degradation.
Hiding You Under Me
By Eloísa Pérez-Lozano. A mother and child hide amidst protective instinct and barbaric reality.
For The Wet Edges of History
By C.C. Fuller. Children continue to lead against gun violence. Today, they're walking out of class.
Left to Right
By Cynthia Atkins. An unflinching look back on the Trump era, even as it continues to unfold.
This is Not a Poem About Grace
By Shelley Puhak. On a newfound organ hiding in plain sight, and other places we overlook.
Sticks and Stones
By Megan Merchant. Chemical attacks and prolonged airstrikes in Syria inspire fierce maternalism.
To the Yellow Cardinal of Alabaster, Alabama [AUDIO]
By Catherine Strayhall. Hope to dismantle a culture of violence is taking flight.
