(R)evolution

The Girls Write Now 2016 Anthology

Girls Write Now, Molly MacDermot

• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Year: 2016
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9781631520846
• Subtopic: Education Theory & Practice
• Index: Literature

From one of top after-school programs in the nation, Girls Write Now, comes the next installment in the organization’s award-winning anthology series: a stunning collection of poetry and prose written by young women and their mentors in exploration of the theme of “Revolution.” Distinguished twice by the White House as one of the nation’s best after-school arts and cultural organizations, and recently honored by Newsweek in an article on after-school programs that make a difference, Girls Write Now works to empower underserved teen girls in New York City by pairing them with professional women writers who serve as their personal mentors. (R)evolution showcases the best poetry, prose, and essays from the mentees and mentors of Girls Write Now on the theme of “Revolution,” and includes a bonus section of writing exercises and prompts for individuals and groups. Powerful and inspiring, (R)evolution showcases the brave new voices that are changing the world of literature, one girl at a time.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright Page
• Title Page
• THE GIRLS WRITE NOW 2016 ANTHOLOGY
• ANTHOLOGY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION
• POETRY: Abraham, Jiselle: I Hate You
• POETRY: Aghanwa, Rachel: A Big Brother, A Big Mouth
• MEMOIR: Alexander, Jan: The Revolutions They Gave Me
• MEMOIR: Alfonseca, Rosemary: The Infamous Catcall
• POETRY: Antoine-Paul, Zoe: Brooklyn at 6:30 in the Morning
• MEMOIR: Awan, Misbah: Adhan
• MEMOIR: Ayala, Libranece: When She Talks
• FICTION: Bailey, Ayanna: Envy in NYC
• JOURNALISM: Bauer-Maglin, Nan: The Witches Behind Walmart
• MEMOIR: Benzizoune, Romaissaa: Hijabi or Jihadi?
• JOURNALISM: Berg, Alex: Huff Post: Six Things White Feminists Can Do In Response to Sandra Bland and Police Brutality Against Women of Color
• MEMOIR: Betances, Alexa: The Photograph
• FICTION: Borel, Brooke: Blind Items!
• POETRY: Botnick, Diane: Wednesdays at the Library
• MEMOIR: Buchwald, Laura: Mr. Bojangles
• MEMOIR: Burrell, Jalylah: Shear
• MEMOIR: Cardona, Laura Rose: Snakes in My Boot
• JOURNALISM: Carlin, Shannon: Jennifer Lawrence Was Removed from Hunger Game Posters in Israel, But This Is Nothing New
• POETRY: Chinedo, Maryclare: Gone But Not Forgotten
• FICTION: Cohen, Rachel: #freemoxie
• POETRY: Colon, Alyssa: Institutionalized
• MEMOIR: Conan, Vivian: A Career Launched by a Threat
• POETRY: Corman, Linda: Point of Pride
• FICTION: Counts, Nicole: Nest
• FICTION: Covington, Samori: Breaking News!
• MEMOIR: Cuevas, Medelin: I’m Finally Home
• MEMOIR: Dedrick, Denajah: A Life Exposed
• MEMOIR: Del Rosso, Stephanie: I Just Wanted to Say
• MEMOIR: Evans, Stacie: Becoming Black: Unwrapping the Gift
• FICTION: Faleyimu, Morayo: Remnants
• POETRY: Fearon, Jodi-Ann: Fray
• POETRY: Fitzpatrick, Jada: Fitzpatrick
• MEMOIR: Flyntz, Amy: Loaded
• POETRY: Gervasio, Nicole: Two Women in New York
• MEMOIR: Gill, Rebecca: New York Revolution
• POETRY: Glover, Jadaida: Letters from the Heart
• MEMOIR: Golden, Stephanie: Coney Island: Playground of the Unconscious
• FICTION: Greenidge, Kaitlyn: A Trick of the Desert
• FICTION: Greenman, Catherine: Up and Down
• POETRY: Griswould, Shakeva: Broken
• MEMOIR: Han, Grace: 16 Going on 17
• POETRY: Harisiadis, Soula: I Just Don’t Want to Insult Them
• POETRY: Harris-Smith, Y. Joy: Can You Stop?
• JOURNALISM: Hector, Shirleyka: Justice for All—the Ironic Song of America
• FICTION: Heiligman, Deborah: My View
• POETRY: Hesse, Lauren: Rules for Being a Modern Woman in New York City
• MEMOIR: Higgins, Maeve: Doing Something vs. Doing Nothing
• FICTION: Hill, Katherine: Odd Jobs
• POETRY: Hinton, Evelyn: Synaesthetic
• POETRY: Hooper, Nancy: My Minnesota Mutiny
• FICTION: Huang, Janny: Equilibrium
• MEMOIR: Huda, Rahat: My Father’s Home is My Mother’s Prison
• FICTION: Jackson, Kiana: Everlasting Ride
• MEMOIR: Jacobs, Kate: When I Was Born, I Had Red Hair
• POETRY: James, Sarane: I’m Not a Nigga
• FICTION: Jaquez, Mariel: The End of the World
• FICTION: Jenkins, Zariah: Would I See Things Differently If I Could See Myself?
• MEMOIR: Kamate, Mariam: A Time to Heal
• MEMOIR: Kim, Esther: Blonde
• POETRY: Kleinbub, Linda: Gemini Twins
• POETRY: Kristin, Heather: Daddy’s Dead
• MEMOIR: Krupman, Amanda: Forest Bathing (excerpt)
• MEMOIR: Laguerre, Kirby-Estar: Why Won’t You Stop!?
• MEMOIR: LeClair, Catherine: Trust Fall
• MEMOIR: Lee, Jennifer: Mother
• MEMOIR: Li, Muhua: My Life With Dad
• POETRY: Liu, Jane: Butterfly Wings
• MEMOIR: Lopez, Zahraa: Keeping Faith
• POETRY: Loucoumbar, Mariama: Africa
• POETRY: Low, Christina: Social Anxiety
• FICTION: Ma, Winkie: Three Reflections
• FICTION: Martin, Shanille: Drifters: A Novel (excerpt)
• POETRY: Martinez, Karina: Legends
• FICTION: Maxwell-Bowden, Kamilah: Delta (excerpt)
• POETRY: McCormack, Muse: Go Where You Are Wanted
• FICTION: Melendez, Lauren: Failed Experiment
• FICTION: Mercado, Julia: Where These Shoes Have Been
• POETRY: Nanton, Brittney: Breaking News
• POETRY: Nelson, Kizzy: January 12, 2010
• POETRY: Nervil, Ashé: Shining Night
• MEMOIR: Nin Feliz, Roberta: Fighting Back Against My Culture by Reclaiming My Curls
• POETRY: Obie, Brooke: Mariam’s (R)evolution
• POETRY: Oliver, Connie Mae: Mata Hari
• MEMOIR: Olsen, Carlene: The Couch
• POETRY: Omran, Elshaima: I Wonder
• FICTION: Ortiz, Katherine: Untitled
• FICTION: Ortiz, Jen: How to Become a Novelist—Before Anyone Else
• FICTION: Paik, Carol: First Viewing
• POETRY: Pancrazi, Elsbeth: Cassandra Longed to Fully Comprehend
• MEMOIR: Pelish, Alyssa: Girls Together
• POETRY: Pereyra, Valerie: My Haven
• POETRY: Pizarro, Angel: Women of Oppression
• POETRY: Polanco, Yesmil: Miel
• POETRY: Polsky, Sara: The Wall
• MEMOIR: Porter, Jane R.: The Lost Photograph
• MEMOIR: Quenqua, Marissa: My (R)evolution
• MEMOIR: Rao, Mehak: Lazy to Active
• MEMOIR: Reagan, Gillian: The Train
• MEMOIR: Rimshnick, Caitlin: Craft
• FICTION: Rodriguez, Cathioska: More Than “Some Assistant”
• FICTION: Rodriguez, Jade: Growing Up is Harder Than It Sounds
• FICTION: Rojas, Luna: Instrument of the Heart
• FICTION: Roland, Judy: Pink Donut
• MEMOIR: Romero, Diana: The Dreams They Carried
• POETRY: Rosenblum, Lauren: Paper Inheritance
• POETRY: Rowe, Jennifer: Things I won’t apologize for
• JOURNALISM: Russell, Shania: From an Introvert
• FICTION: Ryan, Rachele: Blight
• MEMOIR: Samad, Fareena: 37th Street
• MEMOIR: Santana, Rosalyn: Better to Be Ken than Barbie
• MEMOIR: Scheiner, Kathleen: Hippie House
• MEMOIR: Schubach, Alanna: The Generation of Sex Positivity
• FICTION: Shickmanter, Margo: Radical Empathy
• POETRY: Simonds, Susan: Secret
• POETRY: Slon, Maeve: Salty Smiles
• PLAYWRITING: Stifle, J M: A & J Riff: A Sketch in Search of a Punch Line
• POETRY: Strickland, Heather: This Isn’t Real
• POETRY: Talve-Goodman, Adina: Layton’s, After Midnight
• POETRY: Tesoro, Christina: Bibliography of 26
• MEMOIR: Thomas, Meek: Opening Up
• FICTION: Thomas, Frankie: How It Ended
• FICTION: Tighe, Maryellen: Screech Owl
• POETRY: Todd, Sarah: Define Your Terms
• JOURNALISM: Vasquez, Charlene: Why I Believe in Steven (and You Should Too!)
• FICTION: Vaughn, Jaela: Unlikely Friend
• POETRY: Veras, Kristine: Say Cheese
• POETRY: Volpe, Rebecca: 8 Thoughts on Why Nora Doesn’t Like the Canaries in Her Garden
• POETRY: Watkins, Mya: You Are Not Invited
• FICTION: Williams, Amaya: Sesame Seed Streamers
• POETRY: Willig, Robin: Photograph
• POETRY: Wing, Avra: Revolutionary Fire for the Year of the Red Monkey: A Found Poem
• POETRY: Witiuk, Anna J.: Drop That
• FICTION: Wolff, Sasha: Headless Horseman
• POETRY: Xiao, Ruby: Geometric Puzzle at MoMath
• POETRY: Zaval, Shara: The High Line, New York City
• READY, SET, WRITE! PROMPTS AND WRITING EXERCISES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
• JOURNALISM: OP-EDS & THINKPIECES
• FICTION: FLASH FICTION
• MEMOIR: PERSONAL ESSAY
• POETRY: SPOKEN WORD
• ABOUT GIRLS WRITE NOW
• PARTNERS
• GIRLS WRITE NOW 2016
• ANTHOLOGY SUPPORTERS