Windward Review Vol. 20 (2022): Beginnings and Endings
"Beginnings and Endings" (2022) challenged South Texas writers and beyond to narrate structures of beginnings and ends. What results is a collection of poetry, prose, hybrid writing, and photography that haunts, embraces, and consoles all the same. Similar to past WR volumes, this collection defies easy elaboration - it contains diverse tones, languages, colors, and creative spaces. Creative pieces within the text builds upon others, allowing polyvocal narratives to interlock and defy the logic of 'beginning-middle-end'. By the end of this collection, you will neither sense nor crave the finality that a typical text brings. Instead, you will be inspired to learn and create beyond a narrative linear structure. Your reading and support is sincerely appreciated.
"Beginnings and Endings" (2022) challenged South Texas writers and beyond to narrate structures of beginnings and ends. What results is a collection of poetry, prose, hybrid writing, and photography that haunts, embraces, and consoles all the same. Similar to past WR volumes, this collection defies easy elaboration - it contains diverse tones, languages, colors, and creative spaces. Creative pieces within the text builds upon others, allowing polyvocal narratives to interlock and defy the logic of 'beginning-middle-end'. By the end of this collection, you will neither sense nor crave the finality that a typical text brings. Instead, you will be inspired to learn and create beyond a narrative linear structure. Your reading and support is sincerely appreciated.
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Sophie Johnson<br />
Tiny Little Creature<br />
I want to be a tiny little creature,<br />
but I was born a 5’9 girl with big feet <strong>and</strong> long freaky fingers<br />
Tiny little creatures can hide, <strong>and</strong> be tiny without say, but I poke out<br />
like a flyaway on my blonde ponytail<br />
And I can’t be tiny because I got h<strong>and</strong>ed down what my family calls<br />
their “Rowl<strong>and</strong> thighs”<br />
But tiny little creatures get eaten <strong>and</strong> hunted <strong>and</strong> at least that’s not<br />
me<br />
I mean sometimes it kind of feels like it when it’s just a tad bit too<br />
late <strong>and</strong> I’m wearing a tad bit too tight tank top <strong>and</strong> I see an old guy<br />
looking at me in Wal-Mart<br />
But for a majority of the time I have that one up on the tiny little<br />
creatures<br />
Tiny little creatures can’t punch their brothers<br />
And tiny little creatures can’t sing while almost throwing up in front of<br />
a bunch of rich people, so maybe I’m glad I’m not a tiny little creature<br />
because those are very valuable life moments for me.<br />
101 <strong>Windward</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>Vol</strong>ume <strong>20</strong>
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