• A Very Large Expanse of The Sea

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    Freeing. Scared. Cold.  The ocean is a mystery to me and a recently discovered fear. After seeing images of the large bodies of water that surround us, countless shark movies and a couple of close calls, I never really enjoyed being in the ocean for too long. However after watching…

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  • Calcutta

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    Inspired by Brown Girl, Bluegrass  Calcutta  Capital of West Bengal Colonial Capital of British india Also known as Kolkata or Kalikata, for ease of Anglican tongues Calcutta  My birthplace The City of Joy, Food, History And Music Home of College Street And Victoria Memorial, a large marble dedication to the…

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  • Amma

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    This poem is written about my maternal grandmother, I call her Amma. The first few lines are Bengali, the language that we speak. Enjoy! Baba high court judge chillen.  Amader Patna bari khoob shundoor chiloo I wish you could have seen it, Roshu Our sprawling bungalow in Patna,  Filled with…

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  • Model Minority 

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    A continuation of my rage towards the general population- Enjoy! I’ll be can be your best immigrant  I can speak 3 languages other than English but never by default  I’ll share stories of my homeland at parties but not too often.  I mean, this is America! I can laugh at…

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  • Phoenix Girl 

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    “In order to rise from its own ashes A Phoenix First Must Burn”  Burn Burn like the soils of my homeland  Burn like my skin when I would walk outside in July  Ashes in the sky Pollution and smoke  Remnants of the celebration of the Festival of Lights  Ashes on…

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Zoya Abbas

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