
Temples of Hope
Howard University Museum
September - December 2025
Curated by Dr. Melanee Harvey

Taking inspiration from Gordon Parks's 1953 photographs and contact sheets, "Truth Life" is an original poem that reflects on the curiosity of the little girl jumping rope. There is healing and learning as she witnesses.

Contributor: Afterword
Anthology of Black writers edited by award-winning poet Jericho Brown. Published by Amistad/HarperCollins. Continue Reading

Author: Poems & Creative Works
HEIRLOOMS accompanies the exhibition of the same title.

Cover Art:
Two Girls: Locs & Braids
Mixed media vintage lace on mulberry paper.

Contributor: #Screwnodaddy
Short story of a young teen's journey.

Contributor: Road Chasing
Short story of a mother and son rebuilding life in a new city.

Contributor: Blood on a Blackberry
Prose poem of a youth struggling to heal and yearning for a different life.
Darlene R. Taylor holds the copyright for HEIRLOOMS and all of the creative works. Copying, reprinting, and reproducing is prohibited.