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A lyrical reflection on love, vulnerability, and youth.
September was only a few weeks old when it showed me the rest of the universe. Though I was still nearsighted, my bleary eyes could make out spots of pale amidst the black as I shivered in my jacket outside the field house.
An exploration of the literacy found in wet rocks, road trips, and round singing.
To heal from sexual violence is to slowly, painstakingly, recover your voice. And, sometimes, this process begins with a whisper.
How learning to stand properly permitted a change of perspective and growth.
The relationship between the mind, body, and food has always been complex. But what does it mean to ascend from purgatory and recover from disordered eating?
“When I was five, I met my doppleganger. She had my name, my blond hair, and my tumbling way of speaking.”
At first, seeing colors evoked confusion, and then, later, a name: synesthesia.
Kernels of wisdom to hold with you throughout the remainder of 2021, provided by Lorin Jackson, Swarthmore’s previous Black Studies Librarian.
“Whatever it is, the socio-political legacy of 2020 will be something. It will affect our lives and it will affect our kids’ lives. But just like 9/11, that memory too will fade.”
Le parole sconosciute miricordano che c'è tanto che non conosco in questo mondo, Lahiri writes. The unknown words remind me that there’s so much in this world that I do not know.