By Jayne Cortez
BY PLATO
BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE
By Quincy Troupe
for K. Curtis Lyle
BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS
By Audre Lorde
By Benjamin Saenz
BY NATHANIEL MACKEY
By Martin Espada
BY LANGSTON HUGHESGather quicklyOut of darknessAll the songs you knowAnd throw them at the sun