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By Ja'el Bryant WInner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest The broken boy Met the open-minded, optimistic, helpless romantic She would stare...

By Kayla Disasi Winner, 2021 VSU Art + Poetry Contest There lies my heart outside my chest. There lies my savior. The 2 pain killers in...

By 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...

By Talya Johnson I can’t find the words that won’t escape my lips to reach paper. Setting up equipment feels unreal, even creating...

By Desiree Carrizosa Dad’s shouts bounced off the walls, we hid under our beds because a real monster roamed our home. His cool shoes and...

By Tishina Honeyblue Poetry Winner, 2021 VSU Student Writing Contest She left little licks of love In the ditch where they made poison...

By Sherena Willford The air has different smells. Sometimes it smells sweet. Sometimes it’s pungent. Sometimes it’s clean. There are so...

By Shekinah Turner She is excellent beyond its extinct. Nothing can compare to the talent & treasure that is within her. To be unmovable...

By Talya Johnson 20 will always be a memorable age It has taught me the deeper meaning of self-love, self-worth, and how I see myself....

By Desiree Carrizosa Seven Dad forgot I was hiding under the bed from his roar of anger and yells, Six Dad forgot mom was holding me when...

By Shekinah Turner Loved and respected, We free ourselves with the joy of being alive, Through laughter we feel warmth, embraced by the...

By Kayla Pinson Devin Lightner The Statue of Liberity has fallen. The cold water suffocated her almost immediately and Elise Island was...

By Ronae Redwine Devin Lightner When you’re still too small to reach the highest shelf, you must wear a brave face. Fears are not...

By Tori Lyde Devin Lightner There once was this boy, fat young fella indeed, He always put on the best face but was unhappy, in need....

by KeAjah Bishop Poetry Winner, 2020 VSU Student Writing Contest If I told you that I’m not like the others, That I loved the way your...

by Kayla Disasi Poetry Honorable Mention, 2020 VSU Student Writing Contest I am a queen inside my rugged castle I am royalty among fellow...

by Tiffanie Dzietror Poetry – First Place, 2020 VSU Black History Month Literary Arts Contest Black History, Black Mental Health: Trauma....

by Isaiah Johnson Poetry – Second Place, 2020 VSU Black History Month Literary Arts Contest Black History, Black Mental Health: Trauma....

by Nate Davis Poetry – Third Place, 2020 VSU Black History Month Literary Arts Contest Black History, Black Mental Health: Trauma....

by Deja M. Farquharson-Carter Poetry Honorable Mention, 2020 VSU Black History Month Literary Arts Contest Black History, Black Mental...