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Static

by Steven Hodge Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 Patience can be still like water whilst still containing a small instance of motion. The slow,...

I Heard Gunshots

by Branson Neuman Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 Inspired by the Headline, “Police Fired 20 Times at South Sacramento Man Fatally Shot While...

Little Black Boy, PLEASE get out of the Street!

by Branson Neuman Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 An Ode to Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy a.k.a. XXXTentacion Little Black Boy, PLEASE get out...

HICKEY

by D’Asia Smith Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 Here looky looky Lips pressed against the skin Look, Now look again Butter pecan in the flesh...

When I Think About You in the Back of My Mind

by Tedria Smith Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 It was foggy Saturday night when it rained, and we sat in the car and carried an endless...

A Fatherless Child

by Te’Osha Taylor Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 A fatherless child but lowkey a motherless child too, mother really wasn’t there but she was...

The Silent Sickness

by Jayson Yerby Ekphrasis in reVerse 2020 I could never piece together on why your negative energy was surrounding my already dismembered...

You can only understand…

by Isaiah Copney You can only understand what a man tells you Lost for words and feeling like the worlds against you Young male tryna get...

Dark Thoughts

by Aaliyah Duah Was it fear that held me back? All the pain that I felt from the neglect. If I heard your voice just one more time, then...

Lines

by Deja M. Farquharson-Carter Welcome back to the nursery because once we’re grown we must know everything Like adults weren’t clueless...

Molded Into Colors

by Tashari Ferguson I may be on your wall or somewhere In an art gallery It’s easy for you to see my beauty but I went through Trial and...

Never

by Talya Johnson I will never be able to love someone the way I longed for when loving you I will never be able to forgive myself for...

Human

by Cameron Lockett I present myself to you In my most basic form I’m just a man The accolades behind me, the thoughts of a perfectionist...

Knowledge

by Lameerah Rasheed I know me, the part that no one see I don’t know how to fit, in a box labeled “clique” I know my...

Are You Listening?

by Jasmine Ward Where does it hurt? Everywhere huh? Why? I don’t know the answer right huh? Smile and be happy because you are living and...

Withered Roses

by Shayla Lanae Weatherhead How lonely it must be, To be cast out in the shade To watch every other flower Be sung praises Be kissed by...

Last Night

by Lameerah Rasheed Tonight went better than I expected. We went to this new restaurant downtown that has live musicians every night. It...

Note from the Editor

The Virginia Normal faced unique challenges this semester. With the arrival of COVID-19, Virginia State University decided to finish the...

Sister2Sister

by Jaquori Braddock EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 This girl made it to college. Talking about she wants a degree And to get higher...

Untitled

by Latia Jackson EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 Upon the thicket to her imagination I would explore her o the rosy flush of dawn to her skin...