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For [Redacted], Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
For [Redacted], Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
This poem was written following the attempts of a close friend and myself to create awareness for the ongoing genocide in Tigray, Ethiopia in particular, and in reaction to activism in the age of social media in general. The digital age and related phenomena, such as hashtag activism and cancel culture, has enabled certain social justice movements to gain rapid traction while other equally worthy movements struggle to find a foothold. Simultaneously, standards of accountability and ethics continue to decline among global news media, with non-Western countries such as Ethiopia and my own home country of Sri Lanka bearing the …
Saga Vol. 82 / 2018-2019, Melissa Conway, Stephanie Tillman
Saga Vol. 82 / 2018-2019, Melissa Conway, Stephanie Tillman
SAGA Art & Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Proof Positive, Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Proof Positive, Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
This poem is an exploration of the aftermath of sexual assault and the myriad factors which determine how women, especially women of colour and Asian women, cope with that aftermath. I am particularly concerned with how the testimony and literature of Asian women can prompt other Asian women to unravel their own stories by reflecting these stories back to them and giving them a medium through which to have this confrontation. With this piece I attempt to communicate that the act of confronting and sharing trauma is a continuous and absolutely vital process for survivors of sexual assault.
Saying The Words, Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Saying The Words, Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
This poem takes a viscerally personal approach to the "Time's Up" movement's philosophy of making revelations and facing difficult realities.
Freedom, Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Freedom, Lalini Shanela Ranaraja
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
This poem explores the darker side of Facebook's role in sparking online activism and social movements.
Saga Vol. 81 / 2017-2018, Alina Lundholm, Michele Hill, Melissa Conway
Saga Vol. 81 / 2017-2018, Alina Lundholm, Michele Hill, Melissa Conway
SAGA Art & Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Saga Vol. 80 / 2016-2017, Alyssa Froehling, Elena Leith, Emma Smith
Saga Vol. 80 / 2016-2017, Alyssa Froehling, Elena Leith, Emma Smith
SAGA Art & Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
Trapped, Anne Mitchell
Trapped, Anne Mitchell
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
This villanelle describes the feeling of being trapped in a body that does not feel like your own; the repetition of the form embodies the haunting thoughts of mental illness or other paralyzing fear.
Bendiciones, Lydia M. Lara
Bendiciones, Lydia M. Lara
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
A poem embodying the simple yet powerful gesture of the bendicion. For many latinxs this gesture commonly occurs between older family members to younger family members as farewell, prayer, and blessings to protect the younger individual on their journies through life. The gesture of the blessing is a meaningful and deeply rooted action that carries the blessings of the ancestors who have come before us and endured colonization, dictatorship, and civil war and spiritually drives their children and children's children to fight for better in the modern day Latina/Chicana struggle. We are our ancestors wildest dreams.
When You Become A Mine Instead Of A Field, Alyssa Froehling
When You Become A Mine Instead Of A Field, Alyssa Froehling
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
No abstract provided.
When You Become A Mine Instead Of A Field, Alyssa Froehling
When You Become A Mine Instead Of A Field, Alyssa Froehling
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
No abstract provided.
Bendiciones, Lydia Lara
Bendiciones, Lydia Lara
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
A poem embodying the simple yet powerful gesture of the bendicion. For many latinxs this gesture commonly occurs between older family members to younger family members as farewell, prayer, and blessings to protect the younger individual on their journies through life. The gesture of the blessing is a meaningful and deeply rooted action that carries the blessings of the ancestors who have come before us and endured colonization, dictatorship, and civil war and spiritually drives their children and children's children to fight for better in the modern day Latina/Chicana struggle. We are our ancestors wildest dreams.
Trapped, Anne Mitchell
Trapped, Anne Mitchell
Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award
This villanelle describes the feeling of being trapped in a body that does not feel like your own; the repetition of the form embodies the haunting thoughts of mental illness or other paralyzing fear.
Lost Weight, Alyssa Froehling
Saga Vol. 79 / 2015-2016, Alyssa Froehling, Elena Leith
Saga Vol. 79 / 2015-2016, Alyssa Froehling, Elena Leith
SAGA Art & Literary Magazine
No abstract provided.
The Public Vs. The Private, Elise "Alice" G. Roberson
The Public Vs. The Private, Elise "Alice" G. Roberson
Audre Lorde Writing Prize
No abstract provided.
Lost Weight, Alyssa Froehling
At Your Prettiest/Your Name Is, Jake Phillips
At Your Prettiest/Your Name Is, Jake Phillips
Eddie Mabry Diversity Award
This is a poem showing the progression of my feelings in relation to my gender throughout my life. I identify as both non-binary and as a genderfluid demi-boy, which means I feel my gender changes occasionally, but I usually feel male. I am a member of the trans community, specifically the non-binary portion within it, and I feel this poem accurately represents how that gender identification showed itself as I grew up, even before I realized I wasn't a girl.
Education, Crystal C. Gray
Education, Crystal C. Gray
Eddie Mabry Diversity Award
Education is a spoken word poem that explores many aspects of the African American struggle within (self-knowledge). It starts with an African American college student who is disappointed with the lack of courses about her culture. Most curricula in the United States tend to be from a Eurocentric perspective, leaving out a multitude of information about people of color. All groups of people of color have unique experiences, however, African Americans have the most known (or perhaps I should say, unknown) history. The standard explanation of their existence is often limited to the start of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, when …