I Hear Rhode Island Singing

From RI Center for the Book:

We are thrilled to share I Hear America Singing a 250-line collaborative poem featuring the voices of students from across Rhode Island. Inspired by Walt Whitman’s I Hear America Singing, the poem was created during poetry workshops led by Tina Cane, Director of Writers-in-the-Schools and Poet Laureate of Rhode Island, Emeritus, in schools statewide during the 2025–2026 school year. It celebrates Rhode Island and America 250 through the voices of young Rhode Islanders.