under a painting
of the Callaway plantation
the governor's name
inscribed in the ironclad
voting rights law
FYI: This poem is a sequel to the following tanka written for Black History Month, which is 'celebrated' in North America in February
Emory President praised
the three-fifths compromise...
on the sun-tanned backs
of a row of black students
'This is 5/5 outrageous'
NeverEnding Story, February 28,2013
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem