Sister Song By Casandra López I am not much more than a promise of a song, that Brother never asked me to sing, our forever song, but the crack of streets is sometimes a prison. It wasn’t ...

The poem builds to a chilling reveal, bringing with it an epiphany, another feature of Harwood’s technique. There are 34 poems in the collection — and they resonate with a strong voice.

Sisters tie a sacred thread on their brothers' wrists, and brothers promise protection in return. The festival's essence of love and care remains unchanged despite evolving celebrations.

05.21.2020 Dorothy Duffy Reads Her Poem “My Sister Is Not a Statistic” More than a quarter of the coronavirus deaths in the UK have been in care homes.

In 1962 my little sister Sarah was fatally ill with Hodgkin’s disease when she penned this poem. I thought it would be interesting to see how what she was thankful for stood in comparison with what I ...