Shavahn Dorris-Jefferson
210 posts
Shavahn Dorris-Jefferson
@msshavahn
writer | teacher | co-editor, poetry @TheMaineReview | work appears in @PaintedBrideQ @carvezine @SugarHouseRev @BaltimoreEditor @Salamander_Mag
Illinois Katılım Nisan 2009
390 Takip Edilen114 Takipçiler
Join me and the amazing Emily W. Blacker for "Writing on the Nerve: The Intersection of CNF and Poetry."
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Wow! Can't believe there will no loner be a Gettysburg Review. I still have all my back issues. It was a dream publication. What a loss. @GburgReview @gettysburg
Lauren Hohle@LaurenHohle
There was ZERO conversation. The people firing me seemed to have no idea what a lit mag even is. The provost literally said, "because you don't publish students or faculty..."
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Wandering through Paris, clutching a copy of "The Well of Loneliness" and trying to come to terms with her religion and her queerness, Elisabeth Plumlee-Watson glimpses a future she never before thought possible. Read our latest #lettertoastranger: offassignment.com/articles/elisa…
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@MattWalshBlog Wrong. Karens aren't random annoying white women. Karens are entitled narcissists who believe everyone should bend to their will. And all Karens ain't white or female. There are some men out there giving strong Karen energy!
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“Karen” is a racial slur. If I derisively referred to random black women I find annoying as “Shaniqua” or whatever everyone would consider it racist. The Karen slur is used to dismiss and degrade white women. That’s the whole point.
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@MRMandell8 Small revisions can be OK. But if the revision is drastically different than the originally accepted poem, that would be a problem.
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Dear Editors, On a scale from 1-10, how annoying is it for a writer to ask if they can send a revised copy of a piece (that's been accepted) before publication? Best to leave it alone, or reach out to editors? Thanks in advance for any input. 🖤
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In this week's "Behind the Essay" interview, @msshavahn reflects on the dynamics between mother and child, ways of bringing purpose to anger, and what it means to own her decisions in life. Read the full interview in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/offassignment/…
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If self-hate was a person.
Mike Sington@MikeSington
Transgender woman Caitlyn Jenner calls transgender woman “a perverted, sexually deviant male”. (Video: Fox News)
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In this week's #lettertoastranger, anger and compassion come together in an abortion clinic waiting room as writer @msshavahn re-examines the shame she's carried for decades and opens up to her mother like never before. Read the full essay here offassignment.com/articles/shava…
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“I tried not to look at you, but then you’d stand up and stretch or gesture big with your hands, ... offassignment.com/articles/shava…
I have an essay out with @OffAssignment. Grateful for Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha's shrewd editing eye and for the opportunity to share something hard.
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“She should cover up.”
“81 is too old to be sexy.”
“She only looks that good because of Botox, plastic surgery.”
“She should be proud of her gray hair.”
“She should grow old gracefully.”
Still sounds like policing women’s bodies to me.
#SISwimsuit #GoMartha
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In the pre-dawn silence, before the sun wrests the veils of frost from our windows, I hear ... herstryblg.com/theme/2023/3/2…
Excited to have an essay out today in @Herstryblg. Just in time for Women's History Month!
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Of this I have no doubt: If Rittenhouse were black, the verdict would've been different. #disappointedbutnotsurpised #ThisisAmerica
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@CoCo4AfroPuffs The Stand is a masterpiece. And it's very relevant right now. The discussion you guys would have...just thinking about it makes me want to read it again.
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