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  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Meet the Team
    • About WCSU Writing
    • Founding Members
  • Submit
    • Submission Guidelines
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    • Contest Guidelines
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  • Content
    • Poetry
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  • Poetry

    Nah-gah, The North Star, by Allison Churches

    February 12, 2026 /

    Click for PDF The evening fire casts our shadows on the red rock; my hands…

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  • Poetry

    Peaches, by Allison Churches

    February 12, 2026 /

    Click for PDF Cold misty air mixes with pinecones on blue concrete and the smell…

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  • Poetry,  Published Submissions

    ivy, by Helen Hernandez

    February 5, 2026 /

    Click for PDF it’s like it’s hiding something. darkness crouches  under the green leaves  catching the sun with their …

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  • Poetry,  Published Submissions

    neutron star, by Helen Hernandez

    February 5, 2026 /

    Click for PDF here I am stowed away at the edge of the universe, so…

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  • Poetry

    Year of the Snake, by Allison Zhang

    January 27, 2026 /

    Click for PDF My grandmother was born in the year of the snake.   She…

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  • Poetry

    Into the Silence, by Iwan Lee

    December 1, 2025 /

    Click for PDF The clock ticked down—minutes, seconds, hours. Every moment, it drew closer.  …

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  • Poetry,  Published Submissions

    Shimmer Through the Seams, by Iwan Lee

    November 20, 2025 /

    Click for PDF Within the restraints of the cold, And in the cage of darkness,…

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  • Poetry,  Published Submissions

    Ghost Playground, by Tiffany Qu

    November 20, 2025 /

    Click for PDF  My friends and I meet under the big oak tree. One of…

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  • Poetry,  Published Submissions

    I Have All the Right Reasons, by Jennelle Fernando

    November 5, 2025 /

    Click for PDF I have all the right reasons To scream out loud, Throw tantrums,…

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  • Poetry,  Published Submissions

    He. She. I., by Jennelle Fernando

    November 5, 2025 /

    Click for PDF He walked towards her. She was still. He said, “I know you…

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