https://videopress.com/v/LbjktmCj?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fequaljusticesociety.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2Fcaption-video-project-july-16-2026-at-17.25.10-1_mp4_avc_240p.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence “He who increases knowledge, increases pain.” I was fifteen when I first heard that maxim, a surprising fact to me at the time considering that I had been attending Catholic schools my entire educational life. The quote comes from Ecclesiastes, a book in the Old Testament, and is attributedContinueContinue reading “‘Crazy, Right?’ by Michael Tyler”
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‘This Land’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence I spent the week leading up to the semiquincentennial of our country’s independence, reading several essays, editorials, and social media posts about what our nation has become and who we are as a people. Most articles struck me as political postmortems and social autopsies, reflecting the current mood of theContinueContinue reading “‘This Land’ by Michael Tyler”
‘What Else?’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence What else must we doBeyond how we’ve survived From the first day we arrived? What else must we show Beyond our blood and tears From the scars flayed by your fears? What else must we speak Beyond “I Am A Man” To get justice in this land? What else must we prayBeyond our righteous cause To get redress from your laws? WhatContinueContinue reading “‘What Else?’ by Michael Tyler”