poetry

Before Jonathan Young began writing poetry through the ID13 Prison Literacy Project, he spent a long time trying to "fit in" with others around him.

Cleveland nonprofit Twelve Literary Arts will release its debut album, “In Search of the Land,” June 19. The release, which includes contributions from more than 40 Black artists in Cleveland, will fall on Juneteenth.

Cleveland nonprofit Twelve Literary Arts will release its debut album, “In Search of the Land,” June 19. The release, which includes contributions from more than 40 Black artists in Cleveland, will fall on Juneteenth.

Dr. Shihab Ghanem shared his poem with the project.

Mosab Abu Toha reads the poem he created for the Global Vaccine Poem.

Val Kelly and Dave Robins offer up their verse to the global vaccine poem.

Amoaba Gooden offers up her verse in the series global vaccine poem.

Nisreen Yamany adds a verse to the Wick Poetry Center's Global Vaccine Poem project.

The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University encourages people around the world to share their feelings about the pandemic and vaccination through verse.

The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University encourages people around the world to share their feelings about the pandemic and vaccination through verse.