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