Poems of the Week

Psephology Tautology

by Alex Steelsmith

“[A]ll eyes are now on the often ignored Texas Board of Education races…
and one race in District 7 highlights how critical race theory has become a key issue.”
The Texas Tribune

Texasy nexusy,
critical race theory
has, in this district, a
pivotal place.

Pollsters might say this is
axiomatically
true; after all, it’s a
critical race.