
Poem-A-Week
2022 - 23

August 17, 2022
Riddle
Jennifer Baptiste
What am I? I don’t have the luxury of being mediocre. My tresses are curled and kinked.

August 10, 2022
Valley on my Mind
soledad con carne
The heart of the Valley
beats in Panorama
Cycling between third world and developed nation

August 3, 2022
Mic Checks and Balances
The Poet Lady Rose aka La Toya A. Hampton
Does my mic sound nice?
Do my words sound nice?
Does my hype sound nice?

July 27, 2022
TO FLY HIGH IN FORMATION
Valerie Yvette Peterson
. . . and when I look up high to the skies I see the beautiful geese flying . . .

July 20, 2022
[untitled]
Mona Benyamin
You talk like you have monopoly on language
like your tongue knows better
how to twist alphabets
and rest them in lines