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Detroit Poet Laureate: A Local And National Necessity, Rosemary O'Meara

Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research

From 1981–2020, Detroit officials appointed a city-recognized poet laureate. Though the position has been vacant since the 2020 death of Naomi Long Madgett, this essay advocates for reinstatement of a Detroit poet laureate to help spotlight important Detroit artists and to ensure that the words and ideas of Detroiters are sustained and celebrated. A poet laureate would continue to uniquely serve Detroit to help preserve its complex history and contribute to a literary canon specific to the city.

Two Poems, Nicholas Bradley

The Goose

Poetry by Nicholas Bradley

Forgotten Names And Unmarked Graves: A Collection Of Poems By A Nursing Major, Taylor Howse

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

These poetry pieces are a collection of works from my undergraduate experience as an English minor. "The Sheep in a Wolf's Skin" is a fairytale retelling with a twist. It is a dramatic monologue from the perspective of a villain, who hopefully will make you rethink your favorite childhood stories. "The Forgotten Cinderellas" is a free verse poem written as a twist from a favorite fairytale happily ever after. Finally, "Forgotten Names and Unmarked Graves" is a free verse poem written as a tribute for all the forgotten names that are not taught in history. For Samson Occom and William …

Professional Development, John Chorazy

New Jersey English Journal

Written from the perspective of a teacher, this poem reflects on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Orchid Philosophy, Mary Morrison

The Tuxedo Archives

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Stories Grow Larger In The Night, Sarah Berti

The Mythic Circle

in the morning fold your wings but in the dark go out

C.S. Lewis's Meditation Over "The Book Of The Leoun", Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

One wonders what did Chaucer mean to make?! A version out of French, for versing’s sake?

You Passed Me The Story, Sarah Berti

The Mythic Circle

in the dark! you passed me the story

Emhain Ablach, Joshua S. Fullman

The Mythic Circle

A slate horizon keeps captive none who’d gaze with eyes eternal,

The Three Kindreds, Jonathan Rolfe

The Mythic Circle

High are the Elves, and high their works, And bright was Earth beneath their hand,

(Emily 479) And Tra/Versing The Year, Naomi C. Gades, Paul Puccio

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

(Emily 479) and tra/versing the year - Poetry

Rites, Sanjana Aiyar

Bryant Literary Review

Present turns to past,

When tenses change with

On The Rocks, Jen Mazlymian

Bryant Literary Review

He sat on the rocks

by the shoe

Staring at the sea

I Drop Your Photograph In The Sea, Claire Kuo

Bryant Literary Review

But I am the sailor submerged

in your endless blue --

Countless Stars, Mckenna Themm

Bryant Literary Review

I still taste the golden wisps

of stardust, dancing across the midnight blue

Not A Goodbye, Sanjana Aiyar

Bryant Literary Review

Blood flowing in your veins.

Heart beating slow.

Full, Caleb Lewis

Bryant Literary Review

Be the cup,

have more purpose when you're filled up.

Driving To Look Out Point To See The Sunset, Riley Mayes

Bryant Literary Review

My car or yours?

We already know the answer.

Mono No Aware, W.W. Harris

Bryant Literary Review

a part of me is still

drowning beside

God Spoke To Me Through The Car Stereo, Alexa O'Kane

Bryant Literary Review

I was twelve.

The woman with the crooked teeth

Told me I was a pearl,

On The Rocks, Michael Grassetti

Bryant Literary Review

Upon a scoured stone, painted in soil

a bear scouts the raging river below.

Headed Inbound, Claudia Rosado

Bryant Literary Review

i've fallen in love

with you on the train

My Responsibility To Live, Michael Grassetti

Bryant Literary Review

I wonder what it's like

to be a man unfazed by fire?

Flashes, Lila Bovenzi

Bryant Literary Review

Maybe it's grotesque

That I think of them like flashers.

Youth, El J. Reyes

Bryant Literary Review

A miracle crosses paths

with me, and I find myself

staring right at my youth.

The New Historian, Nilsa Laine

Bryant Literary Review

One month, we were given just one month.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks.

Harriet Tubman.

Rx#: Sea, Mikaela Gresty

Bryant Literary Review

The ocean calls, smells,

like rosé aged with salt

Unlike Mike, Caleb Lewis

Bryant Literary Review

We lost time while heat simmered on the blacktop.

Our hands stunk of warm rubber

Winter, Claudia Rosado

Bryant Literary Review

i was born on an island

and hand crafted for the sun.

Plum Rains (梅雨), Claire Kuo

Bryant Literary Review

Tissue paper petals

wilt under the weight