National Poetry Month

Kenya
A busy, bustling place
My beautiful country
Oh, how I’ve missed you
Oh, how you’ve changed in these six years
Yet I remember the scent of heavy…

Beams of light pierce the canopy of leavesDappling the forest floor with golden dotsA green ship arabesques through the airPirouetting and twirling around…

Read by Sara HickmanAs I walkI can feel the sun in my back,Its flaming tendrils embracing me.The road ahead is shimmering orangeAnd the road behind is…

Read by Ebony StewartI am from familyfrom Kate, Brian, Wesley, and SamI am from friendswho make me feel betterwhen I’m downI am from hairpins and…

Read by Zell Miller IIII’m walkingI see a lot of beautiful peopleEverywhere I goI see pretty treesMy delightful familyMy favorite books, movies, and…

Read by Carrie FountainMy dreams soar above the cloudsBubbles of hopeAnd happinessFlying with the birdsClose to the sun.Although I may not fly,My dreams…

Read by Rabbi Neil BlumofeThe coated feeling of my mouth isbitter and rancorousBecause I shout my first worldproblems into the arms of depression where…

Darkness and fear spread everywhereCovering up the moonlight.The crickets did not chirp their happy song,And the frogs no longer croaked in joy.Hope and…

SometimesLife isn’t fairIt was proven to meHe didn’t deserve itNo,None of them didAnd me,I was savedBy words

Read by Zell Miller IIIWe came to a stop,the door openedand a thick air filled the carand creeped into my lungs.I cough and sniffle,dirt covers my face.as…