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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.

Posted inThe Exchange

The Exchange: Happy New Year

by Chima Ikoro and Shivani Kumar January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
Posted inThe Exchange

The Exchange: An ode to Oceania

by Chima Ikoro and C. Lofty Bolling December 18, 2022December 18, 2022
Posted inLatest

The Exchange: An Accent Enters a Room and Says Good Morning

by Chima Ikoro and Roy Bass November 30, 2022December 9, 2022
Posted inLatest

The Exchange: Love, Street Cleaning, & Other Myths

by Chima Ikoro and Lucy Walsh November 19, 2022November 30, 2022
Posted inThe Exchange

The Exchange: Immigration & Culture

by Chima Ikoro and Chandrikah Rukh November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
Posted inLatest

The Exchange: Sunscreen Affective Disorder (SAD) 

by Chima Ikoro and C. Lofty Bolling October 20, 2022November 3, 2022
Posted inCover, Lit, Poetry, The Exchange

The Exchange: One Year Anniversary

by Chima Ikoro and Yoo Chang August 26, 2022September 16, 2022
Posted inLit, Poetry, The Exchange

The Exchange: Marketplace

by Chima Ikoro August 1, 2022August 2, 2022
Posted inLit

Paper Machete

by Roots Crew August 1, 2022August 4, 2022
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This Empty Cage

by Arnold Joyner, Jomar Lopez, Justin Dismuke, Peter Saunders and Oscar Curtis August 1, 2022August 4, 2022

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