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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Bitia Alanis<br />
“10 things I hate<br />
about you”<br />
I hate the way you grip my wrists<br />
<strong>and</strong> make me shiver <strong>and</strong> shake.<br />
I hate the fact you control my mind<br />
<strong>and</strong> fake the fact I’m alright.<br />
I hate how you make me fear the power<br />
of my ever-racing mind.<br />
I hate how my face <strong>and</strong> fingertips<br />
tingle <strong>and</strong> pound to the rhythm of your<br />
own sound.<br />
I hate you…<br />
I hate our constant match between<br />
paralyzing fear <strong>and</strong> adrenaline that makes me soar.<br />
I hate how sore you make me feel after<br />
you’ve gone away.<br />
I hate how I distract myself with colors,<br />
shapes <strong>and</strong> sounds.<br />
I hate <strong>and</strong><br />
I hate…<br />
What am I to do with myself after you’ve gone away?<br />
Who will I be without you?<br />
<strong>Beginnings</strong> X <strong>Endings</strong> 82<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>Vol</strong>ume X<br />
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