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Poem Sampler
By Sarah Ahmad & Benjamin Voigt
Reading the prolific, pioneer Chicano poet committed to human rights and social justice
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poetry-magazineBrujitas

By Emma Trelles
Little witches, she calls them, appearing on the lawn in a snap, thumbelina morada at our feet and spiked…
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poetry-magazineme llamo viento

By ire’ne lara silva
they announce us      Valentina Covarrubias montada en Viento
my girl does not cower           does not wave or smile…

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By Peter O’Leary

One of the most famous poems in English, one of the first encounters readers have with modern poetry—and may have even invented modern poetry.

"And would it have been worth it, after all, Would it have been worth while, After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets, After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor – And this, and so much more? --"