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"Under the Moon" by Arianna Gammon
"Under the Moon" by Arianna Gammon

“A loud bang echoes into the forest coming from behind us…”

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"Journeys" by Sarah Beth Lupien
"Journeys" by Sarah Beth Lupien

“Because my family was in danger, we had to leave…”

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"A Mind of Its Own" by Analise Braddock
"A Mind of Its Own" by Analise Braddock

“The earth has a mind of its own / Speaking to us…”

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"Across the Marsh" by Kevin Dunse
"Across the Marsh" by Kevin Dunse

“The hunter trudges, in the dark / Across the marsh”

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"Boy is Alone" by Noah Morales
"Boy is Alone" by Noah Morales

“Boy is alone. He lives on an empty planet…”

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"All of Me, None of Me" by Jada Essary
"All of Me, None of Me" by Jada Essary

“When I was born / I had an indigo purple streak / among the crop of bright orange hair.”

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"A Night to Remember" by Simona Ickia Ngaullo
"A Night to Remember" by Simona Ickia Ngaullo

“There she stands, with tears in her eyes…”

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"The Sweet Scented Lilies, Soup, and Music" by Tanvi Nagar
"The Sweet Scented Lilies, Soup, and Music" by Tanvi Nagar

“We strung together the sweet scented lilac lilies with perfection…”

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"tonight the beach is calm" by Lulu Pettit
"tonight the beach is calm" by Lulu Pettit

“they say the beach at night is calm / and quiet.”

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Nick CourageApril 16, 2021Poetry
"Queenie and the Boot Shaped Library" by Safyre Joseph-Etheridge
"Queenie and the Boot Shaped Library" by Safyre Joseph-Etheridge

“At one particular time in my life, I lived in Manhattan…”

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"Dreams" by Anusha Upadhyayula
"Dreams" by Anusha Upadhyayula

“A strange land of familiarity / Yet ever unpredictably changing”

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"Sit By Me" by Sonia Mehta
"Sit By Me" by Sonia Mehta

“From the corner of her eye, Anika watches the new girl navigate through the crowded cafeteria…”

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"I'm Yours" by Aviva Nathan
"I'm Yours" by Aviva Nathan

“‘Idiot,’ she murmured when she saw the white Whirlpool refrigerator standing condemned on the curb”

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"The Bride" by Preyasi Gaur
"The Bride" by Preyasi Gaur

“She entered the room, adorned / with flowers”

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"Until Then" by Jinoo Kim
"Until Then" by Jinoo Kim

“Look at us run, / carefree ‘til our bony legs give out from under us”

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"Torn" by Sarah Ben Tkhayet
"Torn" by Sarah Ben Tkhayet

“She sips leben out of a tall glass / and honors her ancestors and traditions.”

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"Icarus" by Neah DePoe
"Icarus" by Neah DePoe

“He stood on a ragged cliff, / the morning sun / draped across his back”

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"The Zoo Life" by Daniel Boyko
"The Zoo Life" by Daniel Boyko

“The lions mope around with their heads and eyes down / feeling the cold blanket of sorrow as they nap”

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"Garden Mystery" by Eliana Pereira
"Garden Mystery" by Eliana Pereira

“One summer morning, 8-year-old Annie went out into the yard…”

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"Eidolon of Memory" by Arin Krausz
"Eidolon of Memory" by Arin Krausz

“The barn’s skeleton is a hulking thing. Civilizations of termites have risen and fallen…”

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