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Names

By Hannah Karim

My name is Hannah
2 pronunciations 
HAN-nah 
and HəN-nah 
2 pronunciations 
2 worlds 

Hannah is America 
Hannah is a song 
Hannah is a cloud 
Hannah is sunny days 
Hannah is a firework 
On my tongue 


The Plight of T he G2

By Aroog Khaliq

sing in me, O Muse, the plight of the second generation american;

she is a girl with brown eyes and skin and hair,

with $300 Beats that match her silk headscarf affair.

she brings “exotic” food to school,

and cringes when lentils get on her skirt of tulle.


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