The Insurgence
audric adonteng, Ali Ashhar, Tendai NombuleloA newsletter designed for informative critical writing & celebratory creative writing
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the woman made of salt
the woman made of salt
called me daughter /
i came anyway
even with my mouth full of ash.
even with a name i was still rinsing
from the bones.
(she kissed my temple
like it wouldn’t dissolve her.)
she carried matches in her ch...
everything splits eventually
the tree opens like a mouth
& the mouth has teeth
& the teeth are roots
still choking the names out of soil.
(they scream in lowercase.)
i saw a deer unfold itself
in front of a truck —
slow as a hymn /
quiet as surrender...
the face even a mother leaves behind
blue light again
on the stovetop /
a humming / like god pacing the roof
i was born
with a bruise
shaped like someone else’s name
mother said
(you’ll grow out of it)
i didn’t.
breath stitched shut /
mouth full of salt-lu...
a ghost rehearsing its scream
i said i’m sorry
but my mouth tasted of
someone else’s
handwriting.
(they call it mourning,
but no one ever checks for bruises.)
i put on black,
even though it clashed
with my blood.
said all the right things
in the wr...
love’s womb was never mine
the first time love touched me,
i bit my tongue until it
bled.
(red on red. no one noticed.)
a piece of it in the gutter—
fat raindrops swallowing it whole.
slick with someone else’s goodbye.
another piece under my skin.
as if...
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Audric Adonteng is a Ghanaian-American writer from Massachusetts. His work, from poetry on race to essays on gun violence, is recognized by The New York Times, The Adroit Journal, The Empty Inkwell Review, The Eunoia Review, and more.
Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist. He is the award-winning author of two poetry collections: Mirror of Emotions and Across The Shore. He words have reached 20+ countries around the globe.
Tendai Nombulelo Mushaike (she/her) is a South African poet, writer, and cultural critic of Xhosa and Shona heritage. Her work traces memory, womanhood, and inheritance.
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