This poem is inspired by D.A. Powell’s poem “Calling All Gods.”
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Jessica Bakar
(she/her) Mentee
Jessica Bakar is a young writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has found a home in creative nonfiction and edits for Polyphony Lit. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Blue Marble Review, Apprentice Writer, Ice Lolly Review, Paper Crane Journal, Aster Lit, Pile Press, and Seaglass Lit, among others. When she isn't writing, Jessica enjoys practicing photography, participating in the "We the People" competitive civics program, and interning at the Asian Art Museum. Jessica hopes to one day move to Lahaina, Hawaiʻi.
Favorite Authors & Artists
Melissa Faliveno, Melissa Febos, Bernice Bing
Artist‘s Statement
My work draws upon my own experiences and pursuit of memory, identity, and truth.
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How Feminist Art Was Invented
This poem is inspired largely by Artemisia Gentileschi’s art, life, and my own experiences.
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Tricolor in Monochrome: How to Bury a Body
This piece is a reflection on estrangement from one’s culture while being a person of mixed race.