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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...

My Creator

by Melvinie Jackson EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 At times, I wonder about your past and what has made you, you. What were you like back...

Doughboy

by Seth Mitchell EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 The doughboy is all grown He’s a king on his throne He thinks he’s Al Capone To the gangstas...

The Concrete Rose

by Branson Neuman EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 A rose by any other name is just as sweet So says the rose that grew from the concrete...

Eloquent

by Branson Neuman EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 Soliloquies spit in cursive Each verse is diverse with purpose Hurting cuz I couldn’t see...

Watercolored

by Ronae Redwine EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 Many people claim to love a storm Introverts crawl into their heads Romantics kiss, poets...

On the Third Day

by Ronae Redwine EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 I am not a praying woman It’s not a habit I try to make But one evening I needed to pray So I...

Honey

by Taylor Solomon EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 I can still smell the honey in your hair, The way your body smells in the morning. It’s...

The Fire Inside

by Brittany Stuckey EKPHRASIS IN RE-VERSE 2017 I felt my blood boiling, tears ran down my face at the sight of you. What was once a...

Half Hugs

by Tiffanie Dzietror Poetry Winner, 2017 VSU Student Writing Contest Half hugs are like spoilt honey They leave a bad taste in your mouth...

Suspending Inferno

by Tiffanie Dzietror Poetry Winner, 2017 VSU Student Writing Contest after Audre Lorde’s “Hanging Fire” I am twenty-one and my hair has...

For The Moment

by Carlynne Smith Poetry Honorable Mention, 2017 VSU Student Writing Contest Grasping for fresh air Running As it get faster and Faster...

Society Says…

by Jocelyn Brown I beg and plead to be understood. I live in a society where I find that I’m treated less humane just because I am an...

ArT

by Branson Neuman Imagine your favorite piece of art. Recite, write, build, mold, and fold, Create the visage of the art you love....

Arsenal

by Brittany Stuckey Skin dark as night. He had weaponry and was unaware. He wore shackles like his forefathers. Fighting for equity not...

In the Mind of a Miracle

by Brittany Stuckey I am not yet dead, but I am not breathing in oxygen nor exhaling carbon dioxide The movement in my chest has ceased....

GrOWN

by Davayonn Tyler You know what they say “the good die young “… Didn’t want to live long anyway Seem like first kisses next to school...

Lost Melanin

by Capri Wise *scrolling* *scrolling* Stop! My fingertips stopping instantly “64,000 Black Women Currently Missing In the U.S.” My pupils...

Colors

by Ajanee Suber What is color? Is green a blade of grass or a bright shiny apple. What about red, the color you said you see when you...

Darkest Night

by Grant Sowels The darkest night is defined by the sharpest light. Amidst the capricious Maryland climate On a highway shrouded by...