This piece explores the under-discussed topic of period poverty.
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Anaís Fernández
(any pronouns) Mentee
Anaís Fernández is a second-year Girls Write Now mentee and a high school senior currently applying to college creative writing programs. When she is not writing poetry, prose or random snippets living in her head, she is making music, acting or reading. If she had to eat one thing for the rest of her life, it would be rice.
Favorite Genres/Mediums
Favorite Authors & Artists
Maggie Nelson, Mary Oliver, Toni Morrison
Artist‘s Statement
My work this year was marked by a sense of finality and self-reflection that comes with being a senior in high school and gearing up to leave for college. I found myself reviewing past work more, and ruminating more on the relationships around me.
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i’m worried about her
An ode to hers everywhere.
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Stories from the Shag
My time-out rug was white, with blue squares and tassels at opposite ends.
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Ungrounded
I once had a dream I could fly.
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As Queer as a Nine-Bob Note
The inner dialogue of two people who want the same thing.
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A Passenger’s Library
An exploration of ghostly subway rides during the COVID-19 pandemic.