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POEM OF THE DAY

Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...
Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...
Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup
POEM OF THE DAY
Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

POEM OF THE DAY


Torn Coat
BY GERALD STERN
Look what it is to have forgotten
the torn coat of ?�Vecchia Zimarra�
from Puccini�s? La boh�me and to remember
the other coats from Mt. Horeb on down,
and look what it is to give your own coat away,
three times now, and to walk...

Read More
POEM
BLK History Month
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You�re As Good As Anybody Else
You�ve...

Read More
POEM
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore�
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over�
like a syrup

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