Abnegation by Cynthia Reeser
That it should not be mine, or yours, or yours. Denial becomes a habit. Some get used to hearing no, expect nothing more. It says: you can’t have it, you can’t do it, it’s not good enough, you can do better, or wait, no you can’t. It says: you have to be chosen. It says: (regardless of merit). ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Cynthia Reeser Artist Statement:...
Beautiful Still, But Changed
Waves Edition Title from Café de Artistes by Sally Taylor Tawil _________________________________________________________ A Room of Her Own’s long vision is to amass a multimedia mother archive of the collective memory and storied history of women artists and writers. Weaving the diverse voices of our radiant Waves Anthology together with newly-submitted creative work, responses to The Q, Global Camps, and...
Lowering at Twilight by Mara Adamitz
“Lowering at Twilight” by Mara Adamitz with the luminescence of cat’s eyes stars tottered & fell as little...
The Young Girl and the Sea by Menat Allah
“The Young Girl and the Sea” by Menat Allah ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Menat Allah Artist Statement: Having emigrated from Egypt to the United States in November of 2005, Menat is now an undergraduate student studying English Literature at UCBerkeley. Personally invested in a myriad of art forms, Menat believes it is through Art that we can...
Government Controlled, Love, Marriage, Body by Karen Henninger
“Government Controlled, Love, Marriage, Body” by Karen Henninger What does my writing/art mean to me? Art, no matter the form it takes, is a way of life. It is a level of proficiency that result frim refined practice. It is my freedom and peace. It is the place I can be when the social pressures are monsterous. It is a path out of an enslaved existence. ____________________ Share your response...
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