Fall // Rise

by Erin Hoffman / October 19th, 2025

Fall // Rise*
    Will
        America
            Survive

                History
                    And
                        Truth
                            Aside

                                Trump
                                    Cast
                                        Powers

                                            Arms
                                                Raise

                                                    Fists
                                                        Tighten

                                                            Dissidents
                                                                Shadowed

                                                                    Nation
                                                                        Lost

                                                                            Now
                                                                                Rise—

*Fall // Rise is a bidirectional concrete poem. Meant to be read top to bottom and bottom to top.

Erin Hoffman is a writer and mother of four based in Omaha, Nebraska. Read other articles by Erin.

This article was posted on Sunday, October 19th, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.