The Poet as Witness: Writing Through the Movement

In this second episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore the role of Black poets as witnesses to social and political transformation. From the Civil Rights Movement to today, poetry has served as a powerful tool for documenting history and inspiring change.

In The Inkwell:

• Furious Flower Poetry Center — https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/index.shtml
• Split This Rock — https://www.splitthisrock.org

Poems Mentioned in this episode:

• “Riot” by Gwendolyn Brooks
• “a poem for my brothers” by Sonia Sanchez
• “SOS” by Amiri Baraka

🎧 Write a poem responding to something happening right now. Let it serve as a record of your presence in this moment.

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