TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
T HE MAY, 2015
T U
R EV I EW
SPECIAL DRAGON WRITERS EDITION
“NEVER SAW IT COMING” BY LAWRENCE BLACKWELL Peering off into the sunset of life
Reflecting on the snapshot of what was reality and INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
POETRY BY ALAFIA
Pondering what is to come, I am in shambles 2
HAIRSTON
Being on my third leg of existence, it is only now That I begin my inquiry into the books of life…
“EQUALITY IS NOT EQUAL” POEM BY MALIK BLACKWELL
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CHAPTER OF TELANYA AND THE DOOR BY MICHAEL O’DONNELL
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“I MISS HOME”
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Written on papyrus scrolls And force-fed from the womb In reality, I didn’t have a chance
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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish They pressed from birth, Like Giles Corey
POETRY BY XINYI YU “BETWEEN” POETRY BY XINYI YU
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“MY FIRST COMPUTER” ESSAY BY FRAN SMITH
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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And nonchalantly I helped load the bricks upon my chest Never realizing how heavy are words Whistling with my last breath,
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Black fish, blue fish, old fish, new fish Eyes wide shut I attempted to navigate the puzzle of life Wondering how you can be forced to see what they want you to see, then be blamed for being average.
“LAKE CADDO THUNDERSTORM” BY SHERYL NELMS
Lightening sizzles Midnight Into electric Fingers
Clouds
Feeling pendulous
Compels them To blush Fluorescent pink