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“Something Large And Old Awoke”: Ecopoetics And Compassion In Tracy K. Smith’S Wade In The Water, Kaitlin Hoelzer Sep 2022

“Something Large And Old Awoke”: Ecopoetics And Compassion In Tracy K. Smith’S Wade In The Water, Kaitlin Hoelzer

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Susa Young Gates Award Essay

First Place

Both historical and contemporary Black poets have used their work to identify, condemn, and suggest solutions to problems stemming from racism in American society. Indeed, as Arnold Rampersad notes in his introduction to The Oxford Anthology of African American Poetry, many Black poets use “poetry as a vehicle of protest against social injustice in America.” Art is inherently political, even when its arguments do not overtly engage in political debates. As Lorraine Hansberry argues, all art is rooted in a particular social and political consciousness. The choice is “not whether one will …


Full Issue May 2022

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Our Foremothers' Offering Of Salvation, Taylor Johnston Jan 2022

Our Foremothers' Offering Of Salvation, Taylor Johnston

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The Female Stigma: Menstruation Attitudes In The Women's Liberation Movement, Kayla Becknuss Jan 2022

The Female Stigma: Menstruation Attitudes In The Women's Liberation Movement, Kayla Becknuss

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The Transformative Female Body: Embodied Womanhood, Domestic Imagery, And Scriptural Language In Mother's Milk: Poems In Search Of Heavenly Mother By Rachel Hunt Steenblik, Kaitlin Hoelzer Jan 2022

The Transformative Female Body: Embodied Womanhood, Domestic Imagery, And Scriptural Language In Mother's Milk: Poems In Search Of Heavenly Mother By Rachel Hunt Steenblik, Kaitlin Hoelzer

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Eve The Ezer: Minerva Teichert Award Winner 2021, Kayla Becknuss Jan 2022

Eve The Ezer: Minerva Teichert Award Winner 2021, Kayla Becknuss

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The Man On The Train, Harriet Norcross Jan 2020

The Man On The Train, Harriet Norcross

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The Importance Of The Physical: Lucille Clifton's Poetry About Bodies, Kaitlin Hoelzer Jan 2020

The Importance Of The Physical: Lucille Clifton's Poetry About Bodies, Kaitlin Hoelzer

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A Tale Of Triumph Amidst Tragedy: C-Section In Furini's The Birth Of Benjamin And The Death Of Rachel, Alexandra Carlile Jan 2020

A Tale Of Triumph Amidst Tragedy: C-Section In Furini's The Birth Of Benjamin And The Death Of Rachel, Alexandra Carlile

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Full Issue Jan 2020

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Baby Suffragettes: Girls In The Woman's Suffrage Movement Across The Atlantic, Mckenzi Christensen Jan 2020

Baby Suffragettes: Girls In The Woman's Suffrage Movement Across The Atlantic, Mckenzi Christensen

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"The Finest Of Any In The World": Silk Production And The Politicization Of Women In Utah, Hannah Chapman Jan 2020

"The Finest Of Any In The World": Silk Production And The Politicization Of Women In Utah, Hannah Chapman

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Like Her, Kayla Bach Jan 2020

Like Her, Kayla Bach

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Becoming A Woman, Dawn Curtis Jan 2020

Becoming A Woman, Dawn Curtis

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She Is As The Tree, Emily Peck Jan 2020

She Is As The Tree, Emily Peck

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Today I Finally Cried, Harriet Norcross Jan 2020

Today I Finally Cried, Harriet Norcross

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An Image Of Perfection Jan 2020

An Image Of Perfection

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The Fatale Monstrum And The Nasty Woman: Public Portrayals Of Cleopatra Vii And Hillary Rodham Clinton, Emma Baker Jan 2020

The Fatale Monstrum And The Nasty Woman: Public Portrayals Of Cleopatra Vii And Hillary Rodham Clinton, Emma Baker

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Vindicating The Feminism Of Mary Wollstonecraft, Olivia Moskot Jan 2020

Vindicating The Feminism Of Mary Wollstonecraft, Olivia Moskot

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Uninterested, Franchesca Lopez Jan 2020

Uninterested, Franchesca Lopez

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Plan B (Poetry), Madelyn Taylor Aug 2018

Plan B (Poetry), Madelyn Taylor

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Poetry. A young woman contemplates how an unplanned pregnancy can manifest the grace of God.


Dragonflies (Poetry), Chloe Jensen Aug 2018

Dragonflies (Poetry), Chloe Jensen

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My Only Protection (Creative Work), Morgan Lewis Aug 2018

My Only Protection (Creative Work), Morgan Lewis

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Fictionalized memoir: a young woman working as a lifeguard in adolescence muses on sunscreen as her only protection in a world that sexualizes her body.


The Language Of Love (Memoir Fiction), Sarah Justine Skriloff Aug 2018

The Language Of Love (Memoir Fiction), Sarah Justine Skriloff

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Fiction/memoir of a young woman's encounter with her mother over body weight issues.


Hallow Hallow (Poetry), Anna Salvania Aug 2018

Hallow Hallow (Poetry), Anna Salvania

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Poetry; experience of racism growing up


Good Enough To Love, Emma Croft Jan 2018

Good Enough To Love, Emma Croft

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In rare moments, I recall the days of not caring. Imagine: when your favorite shoes were white, Velcro-fastened Mary Janes, worn with lace-trimmed socks and pink, striped Oshkosh overalls. When your hair--a golden curly mess that stood on end each day as you jumped from your bed--never bothered you until your mother tried to fix it, pulling at knots as you wailed and wept.


Black Woman, Noemia De Sousa May 2017

Black Woman, Noemia De Sousa

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La Llorona, Kristen Evans May 2017

La Llorona, Kristen Evans

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Fiction work


Mother Of Mankind & Of The World, Kardo Bestilo May 2017

Mother Of Mankind & Of The World, Kardo Bestilo

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poetry


Ana The Prophetess In The Temple, Adelia Prado May 2017

Ana The Prophetess In The Temple, Adelia Prado

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poetry