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Witness (Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing)
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Overview
A potent YA poetry anthology that explores policing and public safety while honoring the past, recognizing our present, and making space for dreams of the future.
This wide-ranging collection springs from a simple invitation to share stories. It includes contributions from nearly forty poets, including Ada Limón, Jason Reynolds, Erin Entrada Kelly, Danez Smith, and Amanda Gorman. The multifaceted chorus of voices explores experiences and emotions related to policing and over-policing by various law enforcement officers and agencies, touching on everything from the slave trade to an ICE agent killing Renee Good in early 2026. Evocative pieces of artwork by Damon Davis are interspersed, adding additional layers of meaning.
In this deeply moving collection, anthologists and poets Ari Tison and Ty Chapman give readers an opportunity to reflect, to discuss, and above all, to witness.
The complete list of poets includes:
Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams
D. R. Bernstrom
Fong Li Blessing
Ty Chapman
Kinsale Drake
Margarita Engle
Amanda Gorman
Ronald Greer
Nikki Grimes
Carolyn Holbrook
Kari Anne Holt
Douglas Kearney
Tae Keller
Erin Entrada Kelly
Halee Kirkwood
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Ada Limón
Mariama J. Lockington
W. J. Lofton
Kyle Carrero Lopez
Kekla Magoon
Kyle Tran Myhre
Alice Paige
Junauda Petrus
Bao Phi
Jason Reynolds
Karuna Riazi
Laura Ruby
Aida Salazar
Hannah V. Sawyerr
Ollie Schminkey
Taiwana Shambley
Sun Yung Shin
Danez Smith
Ari Tison
Padma Venkatraman
Jasmine Warga
Kao Kalia Yang
