Jericho Brown's poem talks to the weight carried by black Americans who live under the constant threat of police violence and injustice.
Tag: Black Poets
Marc Bamuthi Jospeh – You Have the Rite
A poetic monologue about a father's fear and the rites of passage taken on by black youth emerging into a fraught world.
Wanda Coleman – Nocturne
Wanda Coleman's 'Nocturne' holds up the exertion born of necessity or stubbornness, and an awareness of the things—both internal and external—that impede momentum.