MEJ Editor 2017, American Literature, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Literature, Peer Reviewed, Poetry, Secondary, Sharon Rudnicki, Young Adult Literature

Addressing Racial Injustice Through Allyship: Teaching to See by Using Poetry by Sharon Rudnicki

(Note: The editors have chosen to partially redact a form of the n-word that appears when quoting Kendrick Lamar's lyrics.) Introduction     In 2016, America was treated to two excellent television series that focus on the life of O.J. Simpson, FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson and ESPN’s O.J.: Made in … Continue reading Addressing Racial Injustice Through Allyship: Teaching to See by Using Poetry by Sharon Rudnicki

MEJ Editor 2017, Authors, Daniel Ellis, Humanities, Non-Fiction Writing, Original Poetry, Poetry, Secondary

We Made it for You by Daniel Ellis

I’m here to speak truth. I’m here to speak truth. I’m here to speak truth. Truth in the light of histories textbooks. That deny my heritage. Truth in the light of men’s ignorance. Whom infringe upon the rights of those who’re indigenous. Truth in the light of broken dreams. As they carried us in chains … Continue reading We Made it for You by Daniel Ellis

MEJ Editor 2015, Dallas Crow, Original Poetry, Poetry

Five Poems by Dallas Crow

[pdf version here: Crow-poems] Antigone in Her Tomb _____________________________________________________________________________ Zeus, Your will, finally, is unknowable. I am exhausted, exasperated. Look where my most willful vows have landed me. Father, mother, and a brother already underground, exiled for eternity from our native Thebes . . . I claim no kin in that city. My so-called sister … Continue reading Five Poems by Dallas Crow