The poem intertwines the narratives of Palestine and Bengali heritage, celebrating resilience and solidarity. Through storytelling and shared struggles, it portrays the enduring legacy passed from generation to generation.
Timelines: A Collection by Arab-American Mentees
In honor of Arab American Heritage month, Girls Write Now presents "Timelines", a moving collection of poetry, fiction, and memoir on the passage of time.
We occupy many selves over the course of our lifetime. Each new version blossoms, spring-like and heady, as we take in the world with new eyes. The journey is reflected in the familiar faces that surround us: our family, our friends, even, as one of authors writes, the sun and moon.
Who were you yesterday? Who are you today? Who will you be tomorrow?
COLLECTION CURATED BY MORAYO FALEYIMU. FEATURED ART DESIGNED BY MORAYO FALEYIMU.
A Life of Comedy and Tragedy
This is a piece on the regurgitation of trauma from the perspective of a young girl transitioning into her authentic self through reflection.
The Seasons of Love
Love has been written about in thousands of ways across the short 4.5 billion years the earth has spun around the moon. Read the perspective of this young, hopeful romantic, navigating nature and the seasons of love.
The Side They Never See
Captured in a moment of pain, this poem was a way for me to release my emotions onto the page. I hope to show anyone who encounters this piece that they are not alone.
i’ll be the sun if you’ll be the moon
A piece born of a sudden Tuesday afternoon musing about self-identity and all its ridiculous, frustrating incomprehensibilities.
Becoming Manar the Star
I walked into Dunkin’ for one of our pair sessions, and I told my mentor Jaime that I wanted to run for school senate. But I needed a speech. The speech below is a result of our collaboration. This speech motivates me to pursue my dreams.
In Flux
You are slowly becoming the person you always wanted to be.
Life in Odd Numbers
A life retold in numbers
Happiness in Compensations
The day I see this, I will have achieved my happiness.
The Sky’s the Limit
Airplanes had been my passion. Now they were my obsession.