To Witness Injustice
"I circle the 20th of January on my calendar, the date when northern constellations will be sent south..."
Journalism in Verse
The Day After Trump Won the Second Time
In the dust of political defeat, something else rises: tenderness.
Dry Eyes
Everything has changed since then, and nothing has.
The Candidates I Want
By Tyler Friend. In the Democratic primary, there is a candidate for every mood.
The First Jewish President
By Pesach Rotem. Deductive reasoning leads a poet to a surprising conclusion.
Doubting Thomas Volunteers at an Alabama Senate Poll
By Crystal Stone. Imagine if Doubting Thomas, Jesus' Apostle, were to witness the campaign of Roy Moore.
Chag Sameach, Y’all
By Jan Steckel. A poet celebrates a Hanukkah miracle as black women defeat Roy Moore in Alabama.
Remembering Long-Ago Dreams of My Mother
By Elizabeth J. Coleman. Dreams of American greatness.
State Change (Two Poems)
By Jan Steckel. A reflection on the weeks between Trump's election and his presidency.
