EJS Poet-in-Residence Michael Tyler: “When I think about iconic moments in Black History, my mind immediately begins with the march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his best-known oration, the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. I wrote this poem with 28 lines, in tribute to that moment,ContinueContinue reading “‘The Rhythm of Rectitude’ by Michael Tyler for Black History Month”
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Michael Tyler: ‘From His Dream To Our Reality’
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence Many years ago, when I was twenty-eight and CD players offered a repeat button to endlessly listen to a favorite song, I was in a serenading loop with A House Is Not A Home, by Luther Vandross. It was several plays before an utterly, unromantic notion occurred to me. FromContinueContinue reading “Michael Tyler: ‘From His Dream To Our Reality’”