![[born], a poem by Frederick Ramey. [born], a poem by Frederick Ramey.](https://broadstreetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-290x290.png)
[born], a poem by Frederick Ramey.
Every morning, a choice. “… the clarion reach from the New World mist …” To save and enjoy this poem as a broadside, drag the image to your desktop. … [born] in the morning of the year we decide who is equal and who is not, the clarion reach from the New World mist, slave songs on...
![“[sanctuary],” a poem by Frederick Ramey. “[sanctuary],” a poem by Frederick Ramey.](https://broadstreetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/church-cross-faith-religion-wallpaper-preview-290x290.jpg)
“[sanctuary],” a poem by Frederick Ramey.
On the church shootings in Texas, in a world where “normal” has been left behind. “It all seems so natural now we’ve gone straight through eloquence …” [sanctuary] There my hand was / veined purple / the skin like sand under clear water / spotted some / grey haired and twice ringed like my father’s / once...

“The Beauty in Violence,” a poem by Stuart Gunter.
“At last, we snap to the pain, the need to be felt …” Enjoy this poem as a broadside by dragging the image to your desktop — or scroll down to read as plain text. It is available, in slightly different format, on Medium. The Beauty in Violence for James One day, driving my son to school: Hey,...