Poetry Foundation
Xochi Quetzali Cartland affirms a poetry practice devoted to justice, liberation, and the lived truths of Black, brown, queer, and immigrant communities. Subscribe to Poem of the Day Poetry magazine Subscribe It is time to sing like cobblestones in rain. It is time to sing like cobblestones in rain. Listen, this may take a while Listen, this may take a while Listen, this may take a while Listen, this may take a while I have started from happiness again. I have started from happiness again. All that repeats—let it be sweet? All that repeats— let it be sweet? The Poetry Foundation transforms lives through the power of words. Our work aims to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry. How We Fulfill Our Mission Featured Poets Ted Joans published some forty books and booklets of poetry. His major poetry collections include Afrodisia (Hill & Wang, 1970), Black Pow-Wow: Jazz Poems (Hill & Wang, 1969), and All of Ted Joans and No Mo