by Sue Repko | May 14, 2020 | Poetry
In the poetry collection Brother Bullet, poet Casandra López explores her grief in the wake of the death of her brother, Joseph, who was killed by gun violence in December 2010. Lopez takes a reader through the terrain of memory, individual and collective. From the... 
by Sue Repko | Mar 10, 2020 | Essays, Mixed Genre, Poetry
In Parkland Speaks, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School English and journalism teacher and yearbook advisor Sarah Lerner has compiled the experiences and responses of 40 students and 2 other teachers, in addition to her own, to the events of February 14, 2018.... 
by admin | May 15, 2019 | Poetry
This book features work by well-known poets, such as Natalie Diaz, Billy Collins, Danez Smith and more, in direct response to gun violence. Each poem is followed by a reflection from a GVP advocate, survivor, or political figure. Brian Clements, one of the editors, is... by admin | May 15, 2019 | Poetry
“4th of July: San Bernardino 2015” and “a few notes about public grief,” by Casandra Lopez at the feminist wire. by admin | May 15, 2019 | Poetry
“After Bullet,” by Casandra Lopez in Tinderbox Poetry Journal. by admin | May 15, 2019 | Poetry
“Poem by Poem,” by Juan Felipe Herrera in Bullets into Bells and at the Poetry Foundation website. Mr. Herrera reads the poem here.