Au Naturel.
By Rachel Beckman "There’s a rainbow in his eyes. Orange, yellow, and green, too. I’ve never caught him in any lies, A soul too pure to...
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Like many other things, Reconstructed will look different in 2021 due to being remote. Rather than a print design, we are looking forward into the future of Reconstructed, staying connected by sharing student work on a platform that is accessible to everyone on our new & improved, (reconstructed), blog & website.
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Apr 24, 20212 min read
Oof
By Jordan Godby "“Kombucha Doritos True Grit DVD Trojan” That’s what is displayed on the Walmart self-checkout screen. I’m kinda fucked...
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Untitled
By Stephanie Bartos "They told me: write how you feel Put your emotions on the page So I left it blank And tore it in two"
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Losing a battle to win the war
By Stephanie Bartos "I’m not quite sure what it was about you Perhaps it was your smile Pouring warmth into my soul Like tea in a cup Or...
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Change begins with hope
By Stephanie Bartos "Tiny ripples on a green black lake Winds pass slowly unnoticed In her room blue curtains hang And on her knees she...
Apr 24, 20211 min read
I wish I never met you
Stephanie Bartos "Without my permission You rooted yourself inside me Infected my blood Until you were everywhere Inescapable Without my...
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Untitled
By Stephanie Bartos "I spy In my mind’s eye A girl who used to be me She smiles and shines Golden like summertime Untouched by a grim...
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Publicity
By Stephanie Bartos "I’ve never been sure of anything But I can’t shake this feeling That one day I will create something magnificent...
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#Black Lives Matter
By Summer Rainey "Rest in Peace to those who lost their lives to racism and police brutality But how we saying “Black Lives Matter”...
Apr 24, 20211 min read
Don’t get lost.
By Rachel Beckmann "To the one who taught me to keep family close, to never go away mad, to not get lost, and to not take wooden nickels....
Apr 24, 20211 min read
Love.
By Rachel Beckmann "My friends often tell me That it ‘must be nice’ To be in love, long-term— And then ask what it means. They ask me How...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
For You I Will
By Summer Rainey "Someone told her, your imperfections make you perfect. She didn't really believe it until she looked in the mirror...
Apr 6, 20212 min read
The Dream Sketcher Signs off For the Last Time.
Claude Robert Hill, IV "Winters, Springs, Summers and Falls measured in countless trimesters. Friendships and challenges sometimes...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Ode to Cynthia Schneider (My Mentor)
By Claude Robert Hill, IV "Autumn has gone. Found at last its eternal song. Each autumn season is different. Your autumn song was...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Salute the Walk of Our Red, White and Blue Soldier Shoes.
By Claude Robert Hill, IV "Sometimes, folks want to criticize the shoes. Never realizing the walk of its giving truths. Those loyal...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Red, White, Blue Veteran Pride
By Claude Robert Hill, IV "Leave politics out of this. Don’t you remember those who fought and died for all of this? This is the milk and...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Old Friend
By Tamaa Davis-El "Blank like a canvas, made from pulverized wood pulp Loose leaf or wire bound, wide or college ruled You’ve been there...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
A Gift of Time
By Tamaa Davis-El "It’s a little weird… looking at a picture of a picture on a phone A Great aunt a Grand mother a pretty lady in a...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
The Morning After
By Erik Kay "In the morning I wake to find a bubble bath waiting-- Eucalyptus scent seeps from the bathroom, A coffee waits politely upon...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Down the outside stairs and along the alley.
By Erik Kay "Charlie and I take Mazie out after Christmas shopping. For decorations, not gifts. We walk mine and Mazie’s route: down the...
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