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A Little Piece Of Her Dies, Keturah L. Hancock Oct 2025

A Little Piece Of Her Dies, Keturah L. Hancock

Gatherings

This poem explores the emotional labor of being authentic in spaces not built for women of color. This poem specifically addresses the experiences of Black women. Often, Black women find themselves torn between maintaining peace and being themselves. The poem addresses concepts such as tone policing, code-switching, and expression. It honors Black women in academia who feel they have to shrink themselves to be seen. There is a sense of safety that comes with fitting in and not making waves in a predominantly white space. However, this poem offers an alternative, calling Black women to stand up for those who …


Angel's Tears, Robbie Beach Jan 2024

Angel's Tears, Robbie Beach

The Red Letter

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For The Girls Whose Bodies Walk Into The Room Before Their Humanities, Jaenid Ayala Jan 2024

For The Girls Whose Bodies Walk Into The Room Before Their Humanities, Jaenid Ayala

The Red Letter

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The Last Breath, Riley Degouff Jan 2024

The Last Breath, Riley Degouff

The Red Letter

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Expressive Aphasia, Kirsten Comstock Jan 2024

Expressive Aphasia, Kirsten Comstock

The Red Letter

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Word Play, Jillian Johnston Jan 2024

Word Play, Jillian Johnston

The Red Letter

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Y, Chloe Kremer Jan 2024

Y, Chloe Kremer

The Red Letter

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Mistrust, Kaylee Gong Jan 2024

Mistrust, Kaylee Gong

The Red Letter

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Roommates, Jacquie Williams Jan 2024

Roommates, Jacquie Williams

The Red Letter

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Schrödinger's Hawaii, Claire Abrams Jan 2024

Schrödinger's Hawaii, Claire Abrams

The Red Letter

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First Grade Blues, Erin Dickinson Jan 2024

First Grade Blues, Erin Dickinson

The Red Letter

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The Anatomy Of (Weight) Loss, Kirsten Comstock Jan 2024

The Anatomy Of (Weight) Loss, Kirsten Comstock

The Red Letter

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The Burden Of Being Loved, Sophia Ross Jan 2024

The Burden Of Being Loved, Sophia Ross

The Red Letter

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If I Order Subway Can You Pick It Up And Bring It To Me Please, Erin Falk Jan 2024

If I Order Subway Can You Pick It Up And Bring It To Me Please, Erin Falk

The Red Letter

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Venice, Jillian Johnston Jan 2024

Venice, Jillian Johnston

The Red Letter

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The Most Direct And Practicable Water Communication Across This Continent, Erin Falk Jan 2024

The Most Direct And Practicable Water Communication Across This Continent, Erin Falk

The Red Letter

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No Title, Kessan Vangronigen Jan 2024

No Title, Kessan Vangronigen

The Red Letter

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Red, Yellow, Green "After Bob Marley", Kessan Vangronigen Jan 2024

Red, Yellow, Green "After Bob Marley", Kessan Vangronigen

The Red Letter

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The Apostles' Creed, Robbie Beach Jan 2024

The Apostles' Creed, Robbie Beach

The Red Letter

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The Silence, Jacquie Williams Jan 2024

The Silence, Jacquie Williams

The Red Letter

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Canada Goose, Erin Dickinson Jan 2024

Canada Goose, Erin Dickinson

The Red Letter

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Breakfast With Mom, Sophia Ross Jan 2024

Breakfast With Mom, Sophia Ross

The Red Letter

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Seabreeze, Caleb Soria Jan 2024

Seabreeze, Caleb Soria

The Red Letter

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American-Copied Italian Food, Caleb Soria Jan 2024

American-Copied Italian Food, Caleb Soria

The Red Letter

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Earworm, Kaylee Gong Jan 2024

Earworm, Kaylee Gong

The Red Letter

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Rest Easy, Jaenid Ayala Jan 2024

Rest Easy, Jaenid Ayala

The Red Letter

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My Girl Can't Stand The Bloody Day Scenes, Dillon Lynn Oct 2016

My Girl Can't Stand The Bloody Day Scenes, Dillon Lynn

The Angle

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The Shadow Sometimes Skips, Clarence A. Amann Jun 2015

The Shadow Sometimes Skips, Clarence A. Amann

The Angle

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Death, Clarence A. Amann Jun 2015

Death, Clarence A. Amann

The Angle

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Our Adopted Sensibility, J. M. Miller Jun 2015

Our Adopted Sensibility, J. M. Miller

The Angle

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"Most men would have no character at all if imitation were impossible. Great and small portions of agreeable character traits are daily adopted by each of us from personalities that cross our path. To live is to desire, to envy, and to strive for perfection. After two thousand years of experience, civilization seems to have developed in man only one thing: the added capacity to receive impressions."