“A Brave and Startling Truth” – A Fierce Feminine Poem for Our Time
“A Brave and Startling Truth” by Maya Angelou We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across…
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“What Do White Birds Say” by Hafiz
What Do White Birds Say The earth has disappeared beneath my feet,It fled from all my ecstasy, Now like a singing air creatureI feel the…
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“Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa
Facing It My black face fades, hiding inside the black granite. I said I wouldn’t dammit: No tears. I’m stone. I’m flesh. My clouded reflection…
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“Your Glorious Call to Prayer” by Kabir
Mullah, let rip Your glorious call to prayer. You are yourself a mosque With ten doors. Make your mind your Mecca, Make your Kaaba your…
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