Thomas Kneeland Poetry

Thomas Kneeland Poetry

Share this post

Thomas Kneeland Poetry
Thomas Kneeland Poetry
Ode to Calle Ocho

Ode to Calle Ocho

Thomas Kneeland, MA, MFA's avatar
Thomas Kneeland, MA, MFA
Mar 04, 2024
∙ Paid
5

Share this post

Thomas Kneeland Poetry
Thomas Kneeland Poetry
Ode to Calle Ocho
2
Share
To a street where color & love means the same thing: Ode to tobacco-cutting Cubans rolling cigars between their soft, callused hands. To the way our skin comes from the same weaving loom. Ode to white roosters & the rouge ones. To cafecito & heart palpitations. Ode to matriarchs whose silver crowns mirror my grandmother's. Ode to the vulnerability of sp…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Thomas Kneeland Poetry to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Thomas Kneeland
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share