April 1 is the start of National Poetry Month.  Since 1996, this literary celebration honors the significance of poetry in world culture, according to poets.org.  Each school day this month, the King Street Chronicle will publish one poem to recognize this month-long commemoration of poetry.

Hope is—
by Angélique Wheeler ’22

a match and flint,

barely enough 

to guide 

you

but you leap

anyway

following 

that

flicker.

Featured Image by Lé-Anne Johnson ’21