At the 2015 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, Split This Rock asked people that stopped by our table to write a haiku to President Obama. Here are some of the standouts with the poems in text after each postcard.
WORDS OF CHANGE,
COLD ON THE PAGE, FLARE IN THE
FLAMES OF BURNING BOOKS
from Virginia Gilbert
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You don't know me
We are the same, yet different
Like leaves, related; strangers
from Victorio Reyes
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"how peaceful can we
be," said earth to the humans.
it all depends on...
from Aimee Herman
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blood flowing on stairs --
police officer insists
"It wasn't my fault!"
from Lyle Daggett
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Michelle Obama
is the hero we all need.
Yay for vegetables!
from Jenna Scarbrough
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