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The Exchange

The Weekly’s poetry corner, where a poem or piece of writing is presented with a prompt. Readers are welcome to respond to the prompt with original poems, and pieces may be featured in the next issue of the Weekly.

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The Exchange: can a broken piano still be played, or is this song over?

by Chima Ikoro April 24, 2025April 23, 2025

The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours.

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The Exchange: Deficit and Psalms 23

by Chima Ikoro and harlem west March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
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The Exchange: magnitude and bond

by Chima Ikoro January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
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The Exchange: the strength of will, and Happy BirthDay

by Chima Ikoro and Gabrielle Pickens January 16, 2025January 16, 2025
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The Exchange: Dime’s Declassified School Survival Guide

by Chima Ikoro December 12, 2024December 12, 2024
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The Exchange: For Sale

by Chima Ikoro August 15, 2024August 15, 2024
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The Exchange: A List of Things That Went Missing That I Still Wonder About

by Chima Ikoro August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
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The Exchange: Time Travel and Chasing Love & Ambition

by Chima Ikoro and Lauriel Brooks July 18, 2024July 18, 2024
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The Exchange: Un alma cotorra

by Diana Hernandez Gomez July 4, 2024July 4, 2024
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The Exchange: Dating a Girl From Chicago, and See

by Chima Ikoro and Isi Frank Ativie June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

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