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An Ode to Black Childhood
Author and poet born and raised in the Washington D.C. area. Author of ‘My Colorblind Rainbow’ which made the ‘In The Margins Award Long List’ for YA fiction in 2018. She launched Hardy Publications in September of 2017, working as a freelance writer and literary blogger. She’s written for publications such as Women and Words,…
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darla in the dark
by Dan Sicoli Artist: Radcliffe Bailey is how it was after the dance flooris memory the comma of her black dressthe comet above foretelling the sputters wereacts of regression in the front seat knowing the song too wella lyric trips when she untied mea bird remained in hand the price to crowtoo steep to imagine…
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B&W
by Bailey Gausling Artist: Sara Latif so confused on how someone can make you feel like everything but then again make you feel like nothingwe live in a home built off black and whitethere is no gray, no area in betweenonly the very dark parts that rip me apart, tear up my insides, and leave…
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Piggy Bank
by Bailey Gausling Artist: Mickalene Thomas lately, i haven’t felt like myselfbut rather an old piggy bankthat someone keeps droppingcareless change into, refillingit’s hope and purposepeople only come to me when theyabsolutely need me, the cash in theirhand or card in their wallet are far moresufficient to them than I ever will bebut with every…
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Stability
Sophie Susanne is a poet currently studying in Boston, Massachusetts. She enjoys exploring themes of femininity, nature, sexuality, and change. Her work has been published in the Wingless Dreamer Magazine.
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Three Poems
W. Lane is a creative writing major, poet and visual artist. She sends a message of love into the world while battling Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. W. Lane wishes to raise awareness of this isolating disease and bring hope to those struggling with debilitating conditions.
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The Enemy
Sophie Susanne is a poet currently studying in Boston, Massachusetts. She enjoys exploring themes of femininity, nature, sexuality, and change. Her work has been published in the Wingless Dreamer Magazine.
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Innocent
by Keiran Elden Artist: Christie Kim I know no one but myself seeshow every square inch of that placesets every nerve alight with phantom painsThe sunrise is lonely and harrowingwhen you are small,with the responsibilities of an adultand the helplessness of a child Age and memory are alike, cruelcharlatans with a penchant for distortionChildhood, a…
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Obit
by Peter Mladinic He was dead most of his life,although he didn’t know it,and by the time he was a father he died.Not old, he raised Diane and Margaretfrom infancy to adolescence.Proud they were involved in karatehe drove them to lessons.They kicked and lunged, leanin white smocks. It was what he wanted,being a father. Before…
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In a Warp Of Reality And Time
by Rory Baskin I am a child of the earthrunning full tilt through the grassuntil the world is askewand I tumble and am cradled by the mudragged clothes stained with sunsoaked greenI am wild, tangle-haired and pink-cheekedthe scars on my knees whisper stories to any who approachbut will draw a map if you ask nicelyI…