On a Writing & Walking Field Trip with Seven High School Boys Exploring Langston Hughes Sites in Washington, D.C.

Joseph Ross is the author of four books of poetry: Raising King (2020), Ache (2017), Gospel of Dust (2013), and Meeting Bone Man (2012). His poems appear in many anthologies and journals, including The New York Times Magazine, Xavier Review, and The Los Angeles Times. He serves on the Poetry Board at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, where he teaches English. He writes regularly at https://josephrossnet.wordpress.com/.