They Say Poetry is Dead...

They Say Poetry is Dead...

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A New National Anthem

A New National Anthem

with prompts inspired by Ada Limon, Nicole Sealey & Tracy K. Smith

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Jul 03, 2025
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This Fourth of July, try writing a poem that pushes across borders & questions loyalty. Write a poem that rages, a poem that interrogates, a poem that burns down the house.

close-up photo of fire at nighttime
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Read poems by Ada Limon, Nicole Sealey & Tracy K. Smith below:

Excerpt of the Ferguson Report (an erasure) by Nicole Sealey

An Anthem by Sonia Sanchez

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