Poetry that Empowers

The College of Social Work is proud to have two poets in our midst. Darlene Jones-Jack and Susan Boykin have each published a poem in the journal The New Social Worker’s Social Work Month series online.

Darlene Jones-Jack (pictured) is a graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Master of Social Work Program. She is currently working as a Program Coordinator at the Center for Child and Family Studies. Read her poem “Be a Helper: Why I Became a Social Worker.”

Susan Boykin is an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina's Charleston Campus. She has been a social worker since 1981. Read her poem “Ode to Group Treatment.”