Warning By Jenny Joseph (Grade 7-9)

‘Warning’ was written in 1961 and has received global success. It was written by Jenny Joseph when she was 29. Joseph has written many poems and anthologies in her life, however she might be most well know for being the model for the Columbia Picture logo, that is assumed to be the personification of the Statue of Liberty. Joseph unfortunately passed away in 2018 at the age of 85, but her legacy lives on. Every year on international women's day, March 8th, we wear purple to honor women, and that choice was inspired by Joseph's poem "Warning".