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Poem |
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CARROLL AVENUE |
| John Berryman |
Dream Song #14 |
Takoma Junction (7328 Carroll) |
| Mary Ellen Solt |
Forsythia |
Takoma Junction, at bus stop |
| Amy Clampitt |
Vacant Lot with Pokeweed |
Takoma Junction, left of Gazebo at bus stop |
| David Ignatow |
The Bagel |
TPSS Co-Op, Takoma Junction |
| William C Williams |
Danse Russe and The Act |
In front of Roland’s Barbershop |
| Gwendolyn Brooks |
We Real Cool |
Savory, left of front parking |
| Elizabeth Bishop |
One Art |
In front of 7123 Carroll Avenue |
| Carolyn Forché |
The Visitor |
In front of 7111 Carroll Avenue |
| Judith Harris |
My Mother’s Unveiling and My Daughter Going to a Dance |
In front of 7120 Carroll (Purple House) |
| Ann Darr |
Gather My Wings |
Victory Towers bus stop |
| Theodore Roethke |
The Waking |
Carroll and Park Aves. |
| Miguel Hernandez |
Your Heart — It’s a Frozen Orange |
In front of Fair Play, Old Town |
| Lisel Mueller |
What the Dog Hears |
In front of Gazebo, Old Town |
Emily Dickinson
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“There Came a Wind Like a Bugle” |
In front of Middle-Eastern Market, Old Town |
Muriel Rukeyser
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Myth |
Pedestrian crossing, Bead Shop, Old Town |
Myra Sklarew
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Poem of the Mother |
In front of Post Office, Old Town |
Anonymous
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Roscoe Magnus, |
Median Center, Old Town, Clock |
| Reed Whittemore |
The High School Band and Hesiod |
Near Willow Ave, in front of bank |
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MAPLE AVENUE |
| Marjorie Agosin |
Disappeared |
Maple Avenue, Presbyterian Church |
| Melvin Dixon |
After Prayers at Twilight |
Across from Lincoln Ave, bus stop |
| Luisa Villani |
Watching the Mayan Women |
Intersection: Grant Ave at bus stop |
| Gary Snyder |
For All |
At Sligo Creek path (hospital side) |
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PARKS & PUBLIC PLACES |
| Virginia Adair |
God to Serpent |
Rte 410, across from Library at bus stop |
| Alfonsia Stormi |
Ancestral Burden/Peso Ancestral |
City library, walkway |
| Sterling Brown |
Tin Roof Blues |
Takoma Park Community Center entrance |
| Kaylin Haught |
God Says Yes to Me |
Opal Daniels Park, Carroll Ave entrance |
| Nalungiaq |
Magic Words, trans. from Inuit |
Jackson Boyd Park |
| Walt Whitman |
from Song of Myself |
Spring Park (Poplar Ave) |
| Lucille Clifton |
Good Times |
Jefferson Park |
| Edward Field |
The Lost, Dancing |
Jequie Park at Gazebo |
| Gregory Corso |
The Yak |
Westmoreland Playground |
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SCHOOLS |
| Grace Paley |
The Poet’s Occasional Alternative |
Columbia Union, entrance, Wilkerson Hall |
| Charles Simic |
Stone |
Piney Branch Element. School, left of entrance |
| Herman Taube |
I Am a Dandelion |
Takoma Elementary, entrance walk |
| Antonio Machado |
The Wind One Brilliant Day |
Montgomery College |
| Langston Hughes |
In Time of Silver Rain |
Takoma Middle School |
