She posted it on Facebook on Nov. 7, by Friday, Nov. 13, the post had 16K shares and 1.2K comments. The poem reached young girls in a Brooklyn classroom, who were reciting it; it had young girls ...

I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice ... “We live in a contradictory society that can celebrate a black girl poet & also pepper spray a 9 yr old. Yes see me, but also see all other black ...

Poet Amanda Gorman said she was tailed by a guard on her way home ... He left, no apology. This is the reality of black girls: One day you’re called an ... I AM A THREAT: a threat to ...

Hair is just one component of beauty. If you are experiencing chemo-induced baldness, take time to learn how beautiful you are and erase the words, “I am ugly” from your mental vocabulary. This poem ...

Poem. Poem: I Am the Pace of My Body and Not Language. By Adam Wolfond Jan. 25, 2023. Share full article. 0. By Adam Wolfond Selected by Victoria Chang.

I am a poet, an artist, and an educator. I grew up in the Midwest, and I am based in Brooklyn, New York. Two themes that I think a lot about in my work are forgiveness and accountability.

“I just kept hearing “brown girl, brown girl” in my head,” she said. That poem, an original from Honoré ... This is who I am, this is where I come from and this is what I’m proud ...

It’s been a little over a week since U.S. Senator Kamala Harris became Vice President-Elect of the United States. When that news made it to poet Leslé Honoré, she was in the car with her ...

It’s been a little over a week since U.S. Senator Kamala Harris became Vice President-Elect of the United States. When that news made it to poet Leslé Honoré, she was in the car with her ...