Scripps College News Arts and Culture Lynne Thompson’s Dirge for Murdered Black Girls Featured in the San Francisco Chronicle

October 31, 2017

Lynne Thompson’s Dirge for Murdered Black Girls Featured in the San Francisco Chronicle


A poem by Lynne Thompson ’72, Dirge for Murdered Black Girls, was recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. The poem expresses Thompson’s grief for young black women who have been victimized by law enforcement. Thompson, who is a longtime Scripps College trustee and will serve as chair of the Board beginning in July 2018, received her BA from Scripps and a JD from Southwestern University School of Law. An active member of the Los Angeles literary scene and a Pushcart Prize nominee, her poetry has been widely published and anthologized.

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