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  The Emerging Adulthood

  

  By NadiaAlmasalkhi, Louisville, KY

  There was once a guest speaker at a writing camp I attended who gave us instructions on writing our “declarations.” These were supposed to be poems addressed to the world, informing everyone who we were, where we were from, and what we stood for. My attempt was rather disastrous; the poem lacked...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Perception is Power

  

  By NadiaAlmasalkhi, Louisville, KY

  I may be locked Caged But I watch through the bars. Look me in the eyes See the fire Smell the gunpowder Hear the explosion Just as my gaze pierces you. Let the blood drain As you hit the floor. Feel the blood soaking your shirt And wonder at the hollowness of your life Sense a shift in ...
• Nonfiction > Travel & Culture
  My Syria

  

  By NadiaAlmasalkhi, Louisville, KY

  “Why are there so many of those?” I asked, pointing at a poster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which were more common in Damascus than jasmine blooms or stray cats. “Because everyone in Syria loves the president,” my dad always replied, quite simply. That was one of my earliest m...