Bonus Care Package for Election Day 2020

Poetry: A House Called Tomorrow by Alberto Ríos
You are not fifteen, or twelve, or seventeen –
You are a hundred wild centuries
And fifteen, bringing with you
In every breath and in every step
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Song In My Head: This Land Is Your Land by The Avett Brothers

Quote: “The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.” – John Lewis

Poetry: Election Year by Donald Revell
A jet of mere phantom
Is a brook, as the land around
Turns rocky and hollow.
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Music: You by Bad Religion

Quote: “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.” – Susan B. Anthony

Poetry: Modern Declaration by Edna St. Vincent Millay
I, having loved ever since I was a child a few things, never having
     wavered
In these affections, never through shyness in the houses of the
     rich or in the presence of clergymen having denied these
     loves;
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Music: Vote ‘Em Out by Willie Nelson

Quote: “Casting a ballot isn’t just something you do for yourself – it’s for our collective future.” – Oprah Winfrey

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