Eric Lockard

Mar 3, 2025 | poetryfoundation.org | Esther G. Belin |Eric Lockard |Amber McCrary |Tyler Mitchell

When I began thinking about the idea for this special issue, I struggled to articulate my thoughts. Then I realized that emotional angst and apprehension is the starting point. I often feel the terror that overwhelmed Indigenous youth when they were forced to articulate thoughts in a foreign tongue.