Languages & Literature Student Writing Contest
Poetry Winner
“If I Told You” by KeAjah Bishop
Poetry Honorable Mention
Short Fiction Winner
“Nine to Five” by Dillon Armstrong
Critical Essay Winner
“The Effect of Social Stratification Among Female Slaves” by N’yah Coley
Critical Essay Honorable Mention
“When Worlds Collide” by Destiny Simms
Black History Month Literary Arts Contest
Black History, Black Mental Health: Trauma. Resilience. Triumph.
Poetry – First Place
“Deeply Rooted” by Tiffanie Dzietror
Poetry – Second Place
“Trauma, Resilience, Triumph” by Isaiah Johnson
Poetry – Third Place
“The Tears of a Black Man” by Nate Davis
Poetry Honorable Mention
“Saved” by Deja M. Farquharson-Carter
Essay Winner
“Desensitized State: An Essay” by Veronica Cooper-Tucker
Essay Honorable Mention
“She Persisted and She Rose” by Erika Neal
Ekphrasis in reVerse
*Artwork coming soon!
“A Note to Self” by Sha-Keiya Culzac
“Fluffy Girls Unite” by Brianna S. Feggins
“It’s a Love Hate Thing” by Tashari Ferguson
“I Heard Gunshots” by Branson Neuman
“Little Black Boy, PLEASE get out of the Street!” by Branson Neuman
“When I Think About You in the Back of My Mind” by Tedria Smith
“A Fatherless Child” by Te’Osha Taylor
“The Silent Sickness” by Jayson Yerby
Student Writing
Poetry
“You can only understand…” by Isaiah Copney
“Dark Thoughts” by Aaliyah Duah
“Lines” by Deja M. Farquharson-Carter
“Molded Into Colors” by Tashari Ferguson
“Knowledge” by Lameerah Rasheed
“Are You Listening?” by Jasmine Ward
“Withered Roses” by Shayla Lanae Weatherhead
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