Poems We Carry: A Thank You
In celebration of Read A Little Poetry's 20th anniversary, I set out to ask poets: What poem do you carry in your heart? 89 poets answered.
Raising a Humid Flag by Thylias Moss
"The best part is after midnight / when the crowd at its thickest raises / a humid flag and hotcombed hair reverts / to nappy origins. I go to Redbones / to put an end to denial." — Thylias Moss
It’s A Lot by Jon Sands
“It's a lot to not get your feelings hurt, / to let emotions pass through you, / to see your mother look like your grandmother. / It's all very necessary, but it's still a lot—” — Jon Sands
How Things Work by Gary Soto
"A tip, a small purchase here and there, / And things just keep going. I guess." – Gary Soto
Sonnet XVII (I do not love you…) by Pablo Neruda
"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. / I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;" — Pablo Neruda