Art by: Stephanie Dowda /Words by: Brenna Kischuk, Emily Hipchen, Yusef Komunyakaa…

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Derweze, Turkmenistan is home to the Gates of Hell. Two hundred and thirty feet wide, sixty-five feet deep.

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Now I am expected to sing
how am I to feign singing
This story is Greek

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On a walk, after you don’t answer a man and he says bitch, it becomes hard to say good morning to anyone.

Earth, be compassionate. Be fair: If I chose
soil over urn, make me a cradle there.

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