

Jared Harél
A double entry! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHY I WRITE  I throw it on like Neruda’s suit: broad shoulders,...
2 days ago3 min read
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Subhaga Crystal Bacon
Why I Write  When I started writing poetry as a college undergrad, it was from an intuitive sense of wanting to belong. I was a...
Jun 135 min read
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Anthony DiPietro
photo by Julie Brigidi Why I Write  ‘Hello—is it me you’re looking for?’ The God of Love held his mother’s hand the morning she opened...
May 222 min read
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Rosa Sophia Godshall
Why I Write After I’m raped at age 15, my therapist wants to know if I do drugs to cope with the trauma. I tell him no and he appears...
May 82 min read
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Clayre Benzadón
This is Why I write (I’m sorry for stealing from you, Paramore). Have you ever had the urge to bungee jump beneath stalactites and mine...
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Paul Hlava Ceballos
Why I Write There is something inscrutable about poetry for me, even though I am a poet, or maybe especially because I am a poet....
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Maureen Seaton
Why I Write for Denise I write to hear my thoughts beneath the world’s thoughts. I write because Austen, because Morrison, because GarcÃa...
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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