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voyeurism

  • A Black person with white-rimmed glasses smiles widely with their eyes closed. They are holding their book, DEAR PHILOMENA by Mugabi Byenkya, and are surrounded by a circle of light.

    texting a friend in 2021

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    Mugabi Byenkya’s latest poem, texting a friend in 2021, is about recovery, boundaries, and protecting your peace.

  • Lessons in Belonging

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    “The average able-bodied stranger, though, only notices the ways my body is different from theirs.” In her essay, Lessons in Belonging, Julie Weissman-Steinbaugh details her experience growing up with cerebral palsy.

  • A Black person with white-rimmed glasses smiles widely with their eyes closed. They are holding their book, DEAR PHILOMENA by Mugabi Byenkya, and are surrounded by a circle of light.

    Seizure #774

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    If a loved one infringed on one of your most private moments for their own curiosity, how would you respond? That’s what author and poet Mugabi Byenkya writes about in their poem, Seizure #774, which takes place during a seizure.