Karla Brundage reads her poem “The Present.” The poem was first published in “Our Spirits Carry Our Voices” anthology by Pacific Raven Press. It is part of a poetic exchange Brundage founded between Ghana and Oakland called West Oakland to West Africa Poetry Exchange.
Poems air on KALW 91.7 FM at 7:19 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. weekdays throughout February. This month we’re highlighting poems by local Black poets in honor of Black History Month.
