FIVE POEMS

Awkward Mermaid
Sep 6, 2018 · 2 min read

By Nadia Mota

the severing

(to be read both horizontally and vertically)


pillow fort


crying in public (a found poem)


i reintroduce me to myself


when you ask me what’s wrong


Nadia Mota is a Chicana writer and performer. She is an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, where she is pursuing a degree in Creative Writing & Literature. She enjoys dark chocolate and The X-Files, preferably at the same time. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @nadiamariemota.

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