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The Lovers
A striking poem that interrogates the search for agency amidst the complexities of sex, violence, and masculinity. Through writer’s conferences where R&B folklore mingles with acts of cruelty, “Brother” reveals how struggles for power can catalyze our deepest vulnerabilities, unveiling all the hard lessons our mothers never taught us.
By Alina Moore
The Self
Brooklyn-based writer Lilura Chacez is pulling on our heartstrings in this poem exploring the loss of a mother. Chacez paints the softest images—from the garden growing nurse plants to a grandma plaiting hair—that rescue the speaker’s memories from time.
By Lilura Chacez
The Self
A striking poem that interrogates the search for agency amidst the complexities of sex, violence, and masculinity. Through writer’s conferences where R&B folklore mingles with acts of cruelty, “Brother” reveals how struggles for power can catalyze our deepest vulnerabilities, unveiling all the hard lessons our mothers never taught us.
By Martheaus Perkins
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Brother
The SelfbrotherBy Martheaus PerkinsOne poet man I work with looks like Keith Haringwith a horse’s mane.We’re at a Cook Outwith milkshakes and gossip. Amid the chicken batter fumes, we weave an exquisitecorpse poem.His turn my turn his turn my turn. He admits he wants...
Spell on You
The LoversSpell on YouBy Alina MooreA short story from our January newsletter TW: BDSM, bondage, impact play, pain, power dynamics Her eyes begin to close as my hand squeezes harder against her neck. “Now, once they are restrained like this and you have a good hold,...
goodnight mom i love you
The Selfgoodnight mom i love youBy Lilura Chacezin the garden of forking pathswhere we bury nurse plantsis where i lost youi wish i knew you before you knew meit’s late mom we should sleep grandma cornrows the branchesof our hair together in separate directionsthe...
Braiding Identity: African Women, Hair Salons, and Identity in New York
The VillageBraiding Identity: African Women, Hair Salons, and Identity in New YorkBy Noémia Rocha My first week in New York, I was bombarded with the immense diversity the city has to offer. I tried my first Indian food cart, saw people from cultures I had only...
I Wonder if I’m the Mongoose
The SelfI Wonder if I'm the MongooseBy JoliAmour DuBose-MorrisAn essay from "Perennial Song" Mongoose Sale “Buy a Mongoose Today! They’ll change your life,” an ad on Craigslist said. From where? East Village. It’s a rare creature, so it can’t be purchased on Jamaica...
(re)collection
The Village(re)collectionBy Flor KhanA shortlisted essay from "Perennial Song" Bismillah– I enter the mosque with my right foot, a sign of respect and humility, following the example of the Prophet Muhammed Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam This is a place of worship, a...
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