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Laura Pegram
August 31, 2020

Somewhere, East Turkestan by Grace Zhou

Laura Pegram
August 31, 2020
Somewhere, East Turkestan by Grace Zhou

In this city whose name is a tumble of / scree, / I circle old town lanes in search of / something whole, / something holy / and see the pink bedspread, / the potted geranium, / a child’s hung dress / in a house razored open

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Laura Pegram
August 30, 2020

The Orphan by Bashar Altawaala

Laura Pegram
August 30, 2020
The Orphan by Bashar Altawaala

The planes had struck many bombs and missiles all over the city. What we saw no one can describe, because there are no words in this world.

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Laura Pegram
April 30, 2020

Girlfriends in Bronzeville, Chicago, 1972 by Ozier Muhammad

Laura Pegram
April 30, 2020
Girlfriends in Bronzeville,  Chicago, 1972 by Ozier Muhammad

Photojournalist Ozier Muhammad has captured some of the most important political pinch points of our times, from South Africa’s first free elections in 1994, to Obama’s 2008 campaign.

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Laura Pegram
April 30, 2020

How to Make Yourself Small by Nadia Alexis

Laura Pegram
April 30, 2020
How to Make Yourself Small by Nadia Alexis

Squeeze your thighs/ together to stop the flow. Fail. Pepper / his sheets with blood against your good judgement.

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