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the alligator: poverty and anticapitalism
I’m a cyclist because I am an anti-capitalist (Lugo). I’m an anti capitalist because of the crippling poverty I grew up with/still struggle to stay ahead of. I am impoverished because I am of a class of “low-whites” used to maintain and uphold the values of white supremacy. (Wilkinson, ch. 11) I choose anti-capitalism/anti-racism in…
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the smoke: dedicated friendship
I am not limited in my abilities when (through love) I also have your abilities. Let’s build (through love) a home in one another. A representation of the values of knowledge sharing, communication and committed platonic friendship as part of a healthy adult “love” scape (something that goes largely unrecognized in culture especially in femme…
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christian iconography: using the tools i have
I inherited a language to speak. The southern u.s with its baptist churches and damning billboards, it gave me a language to speak (symbols to draw on, a void to scream in to). I read the bible so I could tell you what I mean and pray that you would hear me, that too is…
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raw wood: appreciating things the way they are
When i die bury me in a raw wood box under a tree so i can become the rings. Second hand wood (second hand meaning a proverbial hand to be held in objects from having once been held) holds all the objects it has ever been. (Severn, 2022). A shelf becomes a box becomes a…
Kellyann Marie Irene 