Unlike most children, Edith Lee-Payne of Detroit went to the March on Washington with her mother to celebrate her 12th birthday. Pupils walk the march with her by analyzing a closeup image of her that has come to represent the pivotal...

The non-prose piece describes a thirtieth birthday candle being blown out and the thoughts surrounding this event.

In this non-prose piece, the poet shares his experience with a birthday passing without much celebration.