Compassionate

Natural Hair

By Emmanuella Agyemang

This story pertains to a time when I confronted my mother about changing my hair.

you have been here before

By Dalya Cordeiro

An introspective piece about returning home and seeing the past through different eyes.

pause.

By Claire Yu

This poem is from the perspective of someone having an existential crisis and, in direct contrast to the title, has no pauses or punctuation.

A Passenger’s Library

By Anaís Fernández

An exploration of ghostly subway rides during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If I could shed my skin and reinvent myself, I would be the…

By Yasmin Zayed and Aoife Sheridan

Ever wonder why the Mean Girl is so goddamn mean or the heroine is so annoyingly perfect? Wonder no more. She’s Just the… is a podcast-come-personal-reflection from trope super-nerds Yasmin Zayed and Aoife Sheridan.

Audio Diaries: April 7, 2020-November 7, 2020

By Sylvi Stein and Nan Bauer-Maglin

Since we could no longer meet face-to-face due to the New York Covid-19 lockdown, we decided to communicate by audio diary.

Poetry Podcast: How A Poem Comes to Be

By Angie Galindo Perez and Kym Richardson

How does a poem come to be? Mentee Angie Galindo Perez reads her poem-in-progress, “Where I Am,” and shares how she is crafting the piece.

Prosody

By Shea Formanes

Prosody has been almost 18 years in the making, the antithesis of the saying, “Write what you know.” I don’t know much about the developmental disorder that both my sister and dad have, but I’ve grown up understanding that the topic of disabilities have been painted in black-and-white for years. The multilayered stigmas that surround it have impacted two of the most important people in my life. Going into this podcast, I wanted to help myself (and others) relate to the experiences of those on the autism spectrum, as well as give voice to those with disabilities and stories that should be heard.