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California poet John Field rejoices as the political seasons trade places.

Poet Joe Cottonwood writes about " an underground railroad/of farmworkers" along the coast of California, a sad story with a good ending.

A heavy burden we all carry in 2020: What’s missing? asks Arizona poet Lollie Butler. People, smiles and faces.

The prize-winning poet Carl Dennis offers an ironic thanksgiving greeting, one that reminds us of what blessings we North Americans have as well as the abuse we have made of those very blessings.

Chicago poet Donna Pucciani speaks to the cruel conditions facing young refugees, the idea they are not even people.

Fear of the dark, how people felt on the eve of the presidential election, 2020.

Mississippi poet Ann Fisher-Wirth addresses the persistence of racial injustice at Ole Miss and elsewhere: “I grieve/I cannot march.”

In this season of politics, the Persian exile Majid Naficy speaks on behalf of principles and integrity.

The great American Bard Walt Whitman (1819-1892) celebrates what all citizens must do next Tuesday: VOTE!!