Teninla Teninla

Plowed

“When can I rest my knuckles? / Where shall I grow my tender dreams?”

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chello sherman chello sherman

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Denise Chin Denise Chin

When Hot and Cold Worlds Collide: A Letter

“In your offspring, the future women of your bloodline, will you learn to be empowered to take up space; to stop hiding things about yourself that seem different in this cold, new world; to feel content in how much you know about the way the world works.”

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Teninla Teninla

Vigor

“Just last year I cut the ends of my relaxed hair and let my thick fro grow wild / I licked the brown hues of joy’s elbows / I cried from laughter until snot graced my chin”

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Haliigwe Haliigwe

Resurgence

Much of my work serves as a mirror for the viewer’s subconscious, offering a haunting glimpse into the universal struggle for inner understanding and ongoing transmutation.

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Cirrus Cirrus

In Utero & Birth Story

“souls settle in between the crevices that is where i find myself / a beautiful disaster / chaos meets the calm”

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Chandrama Deshmukh Chandrama Deshmukh

Unbecoming

“This disintegration is a calling / of sorts. Charmingly uncontrollable.”

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Kenley Ellis Kenley Ellis

Movements

“The pages, open and breathing, flutter in the wind, and memories of him wave hello from my desk.

No new movements today, yet no old ones either. I sit. I wave back. I write nothing.”

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