Editor's NoteOne Twenty One is a new online journal of Literature and Art here at Virginia State University, and we have done remarkable things this...
WorthyBy Anjl Powell Winner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest After Wislawa Szymborska I prefer feelings I prefer love letters I prefer the...
Late Nights Reminiscing About You Here in Our HomeBy Talya Johnson Winner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest I miss our late-night breakfast spots; we were always the last ones left. Scoping...
Sweet LouisianaBy Talya Johnson Winner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest A small city girl needs a new adventure of wonder and freedom to embark on to...
UntitledBy Angel Gaither Winner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest When I look into your eyes I see love I see the underline of lust as well When I...
Free-Verse PoemBy Ja'el Bryant WInner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest The broken boy Met the open-minded, optimistic, helpless romantic She would stare...
The Connection of SoulsBy Kayla Disasi Winner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest There lies my heart outside my chest. There lies my savior. The 2 pain killers in...
The Loudest SilenceBy BJ Winston Why is it so hard for people to be themselves? Why is it easier to be someone else? Is it that you are genuinely infatuated...
Melanin (feat. cierra)By Jovan Cole "I would love for The People to receive this video and hope that they can do something like this to express how they're...