Fannie Lou Hamer: Appropriating Nikki Giovanni’s Rosa Parks
WSV’s Madison “Mocha” Hunter shares a powerful piece she penned titled “Fannie Lou Hamer: Appropriating Nikki Giovanni’s Rosa Parks.”
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Debbie Allen: Breaking Fiction
In this piece, WSV's Debbie Allen digs into the feelings and emotions that inspire her work, and offers a poem she penned titled "The Brilliance of Her Art."
Sayrie: The Poem that Never Ends
In honor of National Poetry Month, WSV's Aundrea Sayrie shares a poem she hasn't finished and maybe never will.
Poetry: We Are All Different
The following poem was submitted by a Weekly Witness for Peace participant at the conclusion of the *culture is not optional event series held at The Huss Project in Three Rivers.
Library, Lowry’s to Highlight Banned Books Week
This week is Banned Book Week, and both Lowry’s Books and More and the Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL) are recognizing its significance. Banned Books Week serves to bring attention to the cause of fighting censorship.
Poem: All Lives Matter
"All Lives Matter" is a poem written by Three Rivers native Torrey Brown about the hypocrisy of detractors of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Poetry: Learning to Fly
A poem titled "Learning to Fly" by Nancy A. Boyd.
Poetry: Sacred Space
"Sacred Space" is an excerpt from "Breathe" a chapbook by Aundrea Sayrie.
Poem: Please excuse my blackness
"Please excuse my blackness, I was born this way. My hair naturally curls, and the bass in my voice ain't going away. Please excuse my blackness, I just want to buy a cigar. I'm not trying to steal anything, you are taking this too far."
Poem: Just my thoughts
Torrey Brown expresses his frustration with systemic racism and hypocrisy in his latest poem "Just my thoughts."
Debbie Allen: Breaking Fiction
In this piece, WSV's Debbie Allen digs into the feelings and emotions that inspire her work, and offers a poem she penned titled "The Brilliance of Her Art."
Sayrie: The Poem that Never Ends
In honor of National Poetry Month, WSV's Aundrea Sayrie shares a poem she hasn't finished and maybe never will.
Poetry: We Are All Different
The following poem was submitted by a Weekly Witness for Peace participant at the conclusion of the *culture is not optional event series held at The Huss Project in Three Rivers.
Library, Lowry’s to Highlight Banned Books Week
This week is Banned Book Week, and both Lowry’s Books and More and the Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL) are recognizing its significance. Banned Books Week serves to bring attention to the cause of fighting censorship.
Poem: All Lives Matter
"All Lives Matter" is a poem written by Three Rivers native Torrey Brown about the hypocrisy of detractors of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Poetry: Learning to Fly
A poem titled "Learning to Fly" by Nancy A. Boyd.
Poetry: Sacred Space
"Sacred Space" is an excerpt from "Breathe" a chapbook by Aundrea Sayrie.
Poem: Please excuse my blackness
"Please excuse my blackness, I was born this way. My hair naturally curls, and the bass in my voice ain't going away. Please excuse my blackness, I just want to buy a cigar. I'm not trying to steal anything, you are taking this too far."
Poem: Just my thoughts
Torrey Brown expresses his frustration with systemic racism and hypocrisy in his latest poem "Just my thoughts."
