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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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oprah tried to kill me
The Selfoprah tried to kill meBy k thompson when oprah and her goonsa mob of strangers anduniformed cops, came rushingtowards me, i swung at themwith all my might.my mind was miles awayfrom the truth, unaware that in reality,i was standing in a walgreens parking...
The Keys to Lesbian Camp
The SelfThe Keys to (Lesbian) CampBy Tiffany HarrisFrom "Beyond the Margin: An Exploration of Black Lesbian Identity" “I get that it’s a gay thing, but do you really need to wear your keys on your belt to a job interview?” my mother asked, gesturing to the carabiner...
to mama
The Selfto mamaBy Atarah Israel butchered pumpkin seedsand rosebud-coated tongues,you plant apologies and nothingelse on my doorstep. it is summerand meaning has escaped me:those fickle clouds and their shapeless ideologies,their abstract tendrils envelope me...
You and I in Technicolor
The SelfYou and I in Technicolor By Cadence Beck Ivory fingers on redbone skin, your eyes were dead and filled with the sins of your daddy’s daddy long before I thought that someone might help things by keeping cans of light beer in the fridge for you. By keeping...
A Conversation with Saffy Osei about Deeper: A Collection of Offerings
The VillageA Conversation with Saffy Osei on Deeper: A Collection of OfferingsBy Sophie Koutsoftas My first introduction to Saffy Osei as a writer was their piece Love Letter to Saffy written for Issue 18 of Ebony Tomatoes Collective. Simply put, Love Letter to Saffy...
Meet Pucker Up! The punk band for bad bitches
The VillageMeet Pucker Up! The punk band for bad bitchesBy Ava Pauline Emilione When Pucker Up! was still in the works, Shug and Demi—the band’s lead singer and bassist respectively—sipped on drinks at The Bog, a beloved local bar in their hometown, Scranton,...
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