#AmericanWriters
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
Did you ever understand this? If my spirit was poor, how could… Was I depressed? Understanding editing, I see how a comma, removed or inse…
Word reaches us that you are sleeping, sleeping. Dismayed we have turned to the sea. We encounter among others
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
Look into her eyes and know: She does not think