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Issue 2 Poetry

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The feedback process was invaluable. To me, art (and writing, of course) are all about communicating something to other people. The feedback I received let me know what was coming through, intended or otherwise. Checking in with another person helps me hone the message that I’m conveying.

Put it in a case
imprison it
kill it
put guards outside
charge admission

sneak in at night
steal it
resurrect it
plaster it
on the wall outside

No one looks
they just walk by
even if now
it’s free


As a political theorist, a lot of my work often centers on how we live under the conditions of structural inequality. My poetry allows me to explore new answers, and I often return to themes of creation, trauma, and reconciliation. I’m interested in how art and aesthetics allow us to explore new possibilities without the pressure of having all the answers. In this way, my political work and my artwork are two sides of the same coin.