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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: Squirrels and The White

by Chima Ikoro and Arnold Joyner February 8, 2024February 10, 2024
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The Exchange: Autopay and A Fast Summer

by Chima Ikoro and E’mon Lauren January 31, 2024January 31, 2024
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The Exchange: Affirmations and Sunflowers

by Chima Ikoro and Alexa Harris November 20, 2023November 20, 2023
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The Exchange: Consumer Report

by Chima Ikoro and Marvin Alexis November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
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The Exchange: A Scary Story

by Chima Ikoro October 6, 2023October 6, 2023
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The Exchange: some coffee

by C. Lofty Bolling and Cortez Stewart September 22, 2023September 22, 2023
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The Exchange: Marketplace

by C. Lofty Bolling, Arianne Payne, Shivani Kumar, Lou Heron, Claude Robert Hill IV, Imani Joseph and Chima Ikoro July 31, 2023July 31, 2023
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The Exchange: spare

by Chima Ikoro July 13, 2023July 13, 2023
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The Exchange: tag & waiting

by Chima Ikoro and sid Mercury June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
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The Exchange: we like it here!

by Chima Ikoro and Rin June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

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