Member Works

Commissioned Pieces for the Community

Seedling Poem Created for Town of Carrboro's Poetry Council

Carrborean Newspaper Article Written by a PJL Member

Article Crediting Poetic Justice League Member Volunteers

Chain Poem for Juneteenth Celebration: Freedom Rooted and Future Bound

Pieces by Lola King

The Green Returns - Lola King

The Green Returns

By Lola King

Foxglove - Lola King

Foxglove

By Lola King

Dreams Behind Glass - Lola King

Dreams Behind Glass

By Lola King

Great Grandma’s House - Lola King

Grandma's House

By Lola King

Pieces by Owen Russell

Nobody We Could Name

Land of the Free

Smoke - Owen Russell Poet Laureate Submission

Smoke

The Son In The Garage

Pieces by Will Bryant

Black People Magic

Will Bryant - Poem

Shrinking

Pieces by Ever Harris

I live in fear

By Ever Harris

This is an Intervention

By Ever Harris

Artificial Ink

By: Ever Harris

Brother

By: Ever Harris

Born too Late

By Ever Harris

An Unsealed Fate

By Ever Harris

The Show We Put On

By Ever Harris

Titles

By Ever Harris

Pieces by Naomi Hirsch

Naomi Hirsch's 24-25 Poet Laureate Submission

The Fire That Refuses to Be Tamed

By Naomi Hirsch

HAPPY!!!

By Naomi Hirsch

Finding Your Truth

By Naomi Hirsch

Living on the Curtain

By Naomi Hirsch

You Can Tell Me

By Naomi Hirsch

Refuge

By Naomi Hirsch

How to Forgive

By Naomi Hirsch

Hey, Beautiful Human

By Naomi Hirsch

What Am I?

By Naomi Hirsch

Wait: Slow Down

By Naomi Hirsch

The Story of Change

By Naomi Hirsch

Shapes and Sizes

By Naomi Hirsch

Pieces by Alys Traylor

High School Spoken Word Contest Entry - Alys Traylor

I don’t know why I read the news today…

By Alys Traylor

EcoHopeful Poem: By The Gaslight - Alys Traylor

By The Gaslight

By Alys Traylor

Alys Traylor - Human Relations Student Contest Poem - i am rising

i am rising

by Alys Traylor

An Open Letter to Meg Day - Dear Poet 2025, Alys Traylor

An Open Letter To Meg Day

By Alys Traylor

Pieces by Mili Lopez Secena

What I Can't Do, Can't Hold Me Down

What I Can't Do Can't Hold Me Down

Milagros Lopez Secena (Mili)

The Weary Well

Milagros Lopez Secena (Mili)

Belonging …

Belonging

Milagros Lopez Secena (Mili)

El Eco de la Cuna

El Eco En La Cuna

Milagros Lopez Secena (Mili)

How to speak to a Country That Pretends It Can't Hear You

How to Speak to a Country That Pretends It Can’t Hear You
Milagros Lopez Secena

(Mili)

Pieces by Adri Urlaub

Orion and the Dove - Adri Urlaub

Orion and the Dove

Shrinking by Adri Urlaub

Shrinking

Open your hand By Adri Urlaub (A peice for Rise and Rhythm, Women's History Month Celebration)

Open Your Hand

I Can See The Truth In Your Eyes - Adri U.

I Can See The Truth In Your Eyes

Pieces by Izzy Carty

Poem from a prompt

figeater beetle

Lepus

Lepus: a poem in three parts

Zodiac in the modern age

Pieces by Gemella Marey

The Ring On My Soul - A poem in 3 parts

The Ring On My Soul

By Gem

Mouse -a poem for the Black & Brown Student Coalition Dinner

Mouse

By Gem

Regrowth After Ruin: The Pyromaniac’s Garden

Regrowth After Ruin: The Pyromaniac's Garden

By Gem

Paper stars

Paper Stars

By Gem

Oh, my Juniper

Oh, my Juniper!

By Gem

Red Sloshy Fruit

Red Sloshy Fruit?

By Gem

The Future

By Gem

Pieces by Defne Emir

The Bench of Me

Normal

Ceramic Bowl

Her Job

The High Shelf

The Ladybugs

Pieces by Dil Singh

Poems

Poems probably

Pieces by Asher Guaman

The Reflection

10 Sentence Story

10 Sentences

Vanishing Project

Vanishing

Star Story

The Hound and the Fox

Faceless

Prism

locked out

locked out.

Summer boy

Summer Boy

Substance

Ghost With a Heavy Heart

Pieces by Liz Maceda Renteria

Becoming -Liz Renteria .pdf

Becoming

Poem By LIz

What we leave Burning

Poem

The suitcase we never unpacked

The Children’s Enchanted Song.pdf

The Children’s Enchanted Song

Pieces by Delainey Traylor

A World Without Stars

Sometimes

Roses are Red

The Day After Tomorrow

Maidenhair Fern Messages

The poet is an actor

The Poet is an Actor

Mini Poems doc

A collection of short poems

Pieces by Mary Maceda Renteria

_Dear winter -Mary .pdf

Dear winter

By Mary R.

The promise ring -Mary R.pdf

The promise ring

By Mary R.

Dear Mr. president - Mary.pdf

Mr. president

By Mary R.

Pieces by Frances Santana

The spider problem:

By Frances

My business

By Frances

Member Works

Table of Contents

Commissioned Pieces for the Community

Pieces by Lola King

Pieces by Owen Russell

Pieces by Will Bryant

Pieces by Ever Harris

Pieces by Naomi Hirsch

Pieces by Alys Traylor

Pieces by Mili Lopez Secena

Pieces by Adri Urlaub

Pieces by Izzy Carty

Pieces by Gemella Marey

Pieces by Defne Emir

Pieces by Dil Singh

Pieces by Asher Guaman

Pieces by Liz Maceda Renteria

Pieces by Delainey Traylor

Pieces by Mary Maceda Renteria

Pieces by Frances Santana