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Beating the odds: Cleveland students college-bound
“CLEVELAND — They are Saint Martin De Porres class of 2015 grads. Cleveland kids empowered by the written word and …
Review of Sarah Marcus’s Backcountry (Finishing Line Press)
Grateful for Karen Skolfield’s beautiful review of Backcountry ❤
Why I Teach Feminism at an Urban High School
…The “Be A Man/Woman” poem assignment originated from a powerful in-class discussion that we had about gender and masculinity. In …
We Can’t Breathe: Cleveland high-school students respond to state violence.
… “Black Lives Matter. Reverse racism does not exist. You will not find me saying “All Lives Matter.” The problem …
The Night Facebook Suggested I ‘Might Know’ My Rapist
I clicked on his picture, and of course it was him. The same eyes. Same goatee. He is in a …
Were You Scared?
An excerpt from my recent Luna Luna publication: “What’s it like to work with a bunch of black kids, Ms. …
The City and the Writer: In Cleveland with Sarah Marcus
Check out my interview about being a writer in Cleveland, Ohio for Words Without Borders! By Nathalie Handal If each …
“Women Are Just More Emotional”
Originally published on April 3, 2013 by So to Speak “Hey, the 1950s called, they want their stereotype back,” I …
Interview with So to Speak: Sarah Marcus on Feminism, Publishing, and Teaching Activism
Sarah Marcus on Feminism, Publishing, and Teaching Activism February 22, 2013 by So to Speak Filed under: Interview, Poetry, Post …