a paper, a poem

poetry for today's headlines

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January 5, 2019

"Democrats and Trump make no progress on wall" | "The Border: A Double Sonnet"

(Headline from the Los Angeles Times; poem by Alberto Rios via Poets.org)

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January 3, 2019

"Resilience by the pint" | "As parks feel shutdown woes, volunteer efforts rise" | "When Giving Is All We Have"

(headlines by The Union and The Fresno Bee; poem by Aberto Rios via Poetry Foundation)

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January 2, 2019

"The grime and the grandeur" | "Ice Would Suffice"

(headline by the Washington Post, poem by Risa Denenberg via Poetry Foundation)

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December 31, 2018

"War of words centers on 'wall'" | "Mending Wall"

(Headline by the Washington Post, poem by Robert Frost via Poetry Foundation)

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December 30, 2018

"In Yemen, An Unnatural Disaster" | "From Exile to Exile"

(Headline by the Washington Post, poem by Albdullah Al-Baradouni via PoemHunter)

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December 29, 2018

'I Feel Invisible': Natives Languishing in Schools | Nationhood

(headline from The Washington Post, poem from Laura Da' via Poets.org)