Tag: borders
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“Where are you from?”
It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve had a productive couple of weeks though, poetry-wise: poetry events including workshops and poetry slams, submitting poems to journals (and getting accepted!), and writing poems for submission have all been keeping me busy. This last week, I’ve been trying, specifically, to write a poem about ‘belonging.’ One…
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Borders
In my last post, I talked about Safia Elhillo’s poetry collection and her poetry’s impact on me. Today, I am thinking about borders. I think we must all be aware, by now, of the situation at the United States borders, and of their immigration policies. I came across this article on my Facebook newsfeed, talking…
KAYA ORTIZ 