Poem, “A Long Line in Manhattan on a Glorious November Day,” appeared as “A River Sings” poem-a-day on Indolent Books, January 29, 2021 @IndolentBooks

Beginning January 20, 2021, the Indolent Books website began "posting a poem-a-day to celebrate the resurgent spirit of truth, justice, and democracy that awoke in our nation at noon on that day…” They asked for "poems about what we [were] seeing, hearing, thinking, feeling, hoping and fearing at the dawn of this historic presidency…” The goal was to “...use poetry to engage in a rich and layered conversation about the ongoing polarization of this nation and the opportunities for bringing the nation and its people together, for moving forward, for making a difference.” I was honored that “A Long Line in Manhattan on a Glorious November Day” was the poem chosen for January 30th, 2021.

Read“A Long Line in Manhattan on a Glorious November Day,” on Indolent Books.

https://www.indolentbooks.com/a-river-sings-01-30-21-elizabeth-j-coleman/

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