WON'T YOU CELEBRATE WITH ME? by Lucille Clifton (1991) LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAIN by Langston Hughes (1935) from ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOOSTER by Phillis Wheatley (1778) SO YOU THINK I'M A MULE? By Jackie Kay (1985) STILL I RISE by Maya Angelou (1978)
Category: why poetry matters
Must Read Poems for the Quarantine
We face a long road ahead, and I truly believe that the arts are instrumental to people's mental wellbeing in these difficult times. I have compiled below a selection of poems for you to peruse while you are tucked up safely at home. I have tried to select poems that fit the theme of quarantine; … Continue reading Must Read Poems for the Quarantine
Floods of Ideas
As I begin writing on this website, I am 6645 words into my Master's dissertation in creative writing. I am sitting slap bang in the middle of storm Ciara, a phenomenon that has flooded near enough every street leading anywhere worth going, has caused businesses to close and friends to be evacuated from their homes … Continue reading Floods of Ideas