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Editor's Note by Ashley M. Jones | Poetry Foundation


“What can a poem do?” This question is posed by poet and Art Prevails Project director Darius V. Daughtry, whose work is featured in this month’s issue. It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, especially in a world where what seems most needed vaccines, access, food equity, funding, a law to repeal all harmful laws is far away from a poet’s page. Inevitably, like many artists, I fall into that cycle of self-doubt, questioning if my art is really enough in the world. Are we helping people by taking to verse?
My answer is always revealed by the work itself. Poetry can do a lot more than just show off a savvy use of metaphor or a clever new form. Poetry can remind us who we are I remember, vividly, finding “what the mirror said” by Lucille Clifton as a curious college student, realizing Mrs. Clifton’s voice rode a wavelength much like mine. I could see myself more clearly as a woman in the world and as a Black poet with a voice that matters. I could imagin ....

Dariusv Daughtry , Nyah Hardmon , Tina Mozelle Braziel , Lucille Clifton , Sidney Clifton , Art Prevails Project , டினா மொஜெல்லே பிரேசில் , லூசில் கிளிப்டன் , சிட்னி கிளிப்டன் , கலை ப்ரீவேல்ஸ் ப்ராஜெக்ட் ,