We’ve all seen the lists of books to read in 2023, suggested by bloggers, media franchises, and book publishers. Poets Against Racism USA has curated a list, too. These are recently published books that are by or feature PAR USA members and event participants. We’re proud of our members and supporters! Please consider adding these […]

By Debbie Allen, Cofounder, Poets Against Racism USA In the summer of 2020, following George Floyd’s murder and during the subsequent protests, I wrote a poem responding to current events and exploring the concept of lives mattering. The events of the times were touching communities everywhere, including in the rural region where I then lived.

Four years ago, on October 27, eleven people were murdered in the sacred space of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We remember them with sorrow, honor, and a renewed commitment to confront hate, bigotry, and racism. Here are two poems written in response to the massacre. October Twenty-SevenReflection on Tree of Life