{"id":3651,"date":"2019-02-17T06:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T06:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2019-02-17T06:28:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T06:28:13","slug":"the-code-by-ann-bracken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/the-code-by-ann-bracken\/","title":{"rendered":"The Code by Ann Bracken"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Picture<\/p>\n

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The Code<\/h2>\n

by Ann Bracken<\/p>\n

In this circle of men
\ntheir code demands one rule\u2014
\nFind my value in my words.<\/p>\n

Each session a blank check
\nyou discover that everyone has
\nan attic filled with hope,
\nloss, and dreams.<\/p>\n

How do you hold the experience
\nof terse words
\nshaped by
\npoverty and despair?<\/p>\n

Slowly you will discover the unexpected bridges
\nconnecting your life to theirs\u2014the falls,
\nthe disappointing parents,
\nthe harsh walls of privilege.<\/p>\n

Press deeper.
\nMind only the present\u2014
\nthe books discussed,
\nthe ideas on the page.<\/p>\n

Ann Bracken is the author of two collections of poetry, No Barking in the Hallways: Poems from the Classroom (2017) and The Altar of Innocence<\/em> (2015), She also serves as a contributing editor for Little Patuxent Review <\/em>and coordinator for the Wilde Readings Poetry Series in Columbia, MD. <\/em>\u00a0Her poetry, essays, and interviews have appeared in anthologies and journals, including Bared: Contemporary Poetry and Art on Bras and Breasts<\/em>,<\/em> New Verse News<\/em>, Fledgling Rag, ArLiJo<\/em>, Reckless Writing Anthology: Emerging Poets of the 21st<\/sup> Century<\/em>, and Women Write Resistance: Poets Resist Gender Violence among others. <\/em>Ann\u2019s poetry has garnered two nominations for the Pushcart Prize. She offers poetry and writing workshops in community centers and at conferences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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