By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence I consider myself to be an individual who respects history and who has, throughout the entirety of my life, maintained a fascination and curiosity for it. I also task myself with an obligation and accountability to continue learning it. I have also long felt it to be my personal andContinueContinue reading “We Hold These Truths”
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‘The Weight of Being…’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence Every day, I feel its mass with compressing concentration;Every gram of degradation in every ounce of defamation,For every pound of condemnation of a dark discrimination. Each morning that I rise, I must begin my preparation,To brace my aching back for the daily tribulation,To haul the debilitating load of my socialContinueContinue reading “‘The Weight of Being…’ by Michael Tyler”
Words for the New Year
By Michael Tyler, Equal Justice Society Poet-in-Residence Three days into 2026, I took myself to a small café in my neighborhood. Amongst the many such establishments nearby, I frequent this one the most because it serves a brewed concoction called a Cafecito. It is also referred to as a Café Cubano, which is an intensely flavored, sweetenedContinueContinue reading “Words for the New Year”