A Way with Words: Center student spotlight on Michèle Alexandre

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Date Posted:
6/19/2021

"The nature of black joy.

Its texture. Its sparks

under any conditions.

Tongues inject

new meaning in old lexicons.

Words become delicious

full of running commentaries.

Delivery stone cold.

Black joy."

 

Read Center student Michèle Alexandre's recently published essay "Black Joy: Crossing Time and Space" at The Atticus Review.

Congratulations, Michèle!

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Center students: A Way with Words is how we feature and promote your writing. If you are publishing work in literary magazines, on websites, or on personal blogs, let us know! Send links you're proud of and we might pick your work for a future A Way with Words post.

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