My Journey’s First Playlist ft. Erykah Badu
By Emani Brown aka lulo Creative Nonfiction Winner, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest
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Can You See Me?
By Tamera Wimbish I was never used to someone staying in my life. When I was only 5, I remember watching my mother day in and day out...
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One Pop, Two Pops, Three
By Tedria Smith Bewildered eyes glisten in the night. The street light flickers in the background. I remember his smile lighting up the...
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The Stranger
By Dillon Armstrong My parents always told me to never talk to strangers. “Don’t speak to anyone you don’t know,” my mom repeated on an...
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Benjamin’s
by Tedria Smith I lay flat at her feet And watch her brown skin sparkle in the bright hot lights above me She just turned seventeen Her...
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Patterns
By Asia-Aylana Simone White 16. What a young age to give Birth. Sunny San Diego, California, the year is 1973, and its Fall. California...
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Who Killed the Butterfly?
By Branson Neuman Who killed the butterfly? With wings of gloss. Softer than the caustic moth We look in awe at the way it takes off....
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Watch
By Branson Neuman I hate the word watch. I’d rather say time piece. As if it’s a piece of time. As if humans could purportedly, Possibly,...
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Headlines
by Dayana Lee Red, white, and blue Here come the sirens Only to dance With the little girls on the corner There’s a war in the streets...
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It’s about soul
By Harold “Tre” Hancock It’s about soul A different place that you don’t know A place where both love and hurt go Hurts like a wound you...
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The place I call home
By Jada Gibbs A place of safety but also hell A separation of good guy and bad guy But no ever wanted to come together Pride in the way...
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A Wolf’s Howl
By Davonna Cummings Under a full moon where a wolf howls a beautiful young girl is being forced to become a woman.
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A mother’s cry
By Shakeiya Culzac A poem in dedication to my aunt who committed suicide Tonight, I lie awake Gasping for air- unable to breathe Oh wait,...
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A Review of “Two Towns Over” by Darren C. Demaree
by Stacy Benson In his new book, Two Towns Over, Darren C. Demaree uses poetry to bring awareness to the reasons behind an individual’s...
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Interview with Scott Laudati
by Stacy Benson Scott Laudati is a poet who tackles the tragic matter of drug use and addiction in America today. Laudati’s poem, “He Was...
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Devil in Disguise
By India Peterkin Critical Essay Honorable Mention, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest In the story “Where Are You going, Where Have You...
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Django Unchained
By Shakeiya Culzac Critical Essay Winner, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest In Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, set in 1858, in the...
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Keturah's Sacrifice
By Stacy Benson Short Fiction Honorable Mention, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest Keturah frantically crawled through the dank, black...
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Bang
By Dillon Armstrong Short Fiction Winner, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest I press down the brake as my car approaches the red light. On...
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Ode to Writing
By Tiffanie Dzietror Poetry Honorable Mention, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest This is an ode to loving you In all your trial and errors...
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