Issue Four: Rites of Passage
In this issue, we explore the many ways in which a rite of passage shows up in modern society, and how it brings with it a story from the past. The celebration of milestones, movement, and progress will be the focus of this edition. Whether it’s a ritual based on coming of age, or a ceremonial event, our goal is to discuss and discover. Our contributors have answered the questions: How do you keep tradition and How do you disrupt and redefine it?
The poems, stories, and art selections included here dig deep into the rituals, the ceremonies, the traditions, and the moments that demonstrate or define culture, family, and generation. The ideas and images break tradition, go against rituals, and redefine generations.
All of the work here speaks to the importance of forward movement and the passage of time. Yes! Think of learning to ride a bike, getting your driver’s license, graduations, baptisms, weddings, fraternities, sororities, Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, Sweet Sixteens, becoming a parent, a grandparent, turning 21, 40, 65, 100. Think of pilgrimages, spirit walks, vision quests, births, funerals, firsts, lasts, and all the living that happens in between. These are the stories that our contributors have shared.
The poems, stories, and art selections included here dig deep into the rituals, the ceremonies, the traditions, and the moments that demonstrate or define culture, family, and generation. The ideas and images break tradition, go against rituals, and redefine generations.
All of the work here speaks to the importance of forward movement and the passage of time. Yes! Think of learning to ride a bike, getting your driver’s license, graduations, baptisms, weddings, fraternities, sororities, Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, Sweet Sixteens, becoming a parent, a grandparent, turning 21, 40, 65, 100. Think of pilgrimages, spirit walks, vision quests, births, funerals, firsts, lasts, and all the living that happens in between. These are the stories that our contributors have shared.
Contributors
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Chloe Ashley
Jim Bainbridge Latisha Baker Julie Brooks Barbour Jessica Barksdale Allie Marini Batts Zeina Hashem Beck Rosebud Ben-Oni Robyn Brooks Patricia Caspers MK Chavez Michael Cook Hodari Bayano Davis José Hernández Díaz Barry Dunlap Issac Dwyer Gail Rudd Entrekin Nancy Flynn Brad Garber Casey Gardner |
Ebony Noelle Golden
Mariah Hamang Cheryl Hicks Leslieann Hobayan Andrea Hernandez Holm A. Naomi Jackson Ashaki Jackson Alan King Dan Lau Amy Lerman Sean Labrador y Manzano Calder Marchman Ciara McCormack Hannah McMinn Shivani Mehta Cynthia Neely Cynthia Dewi Oka Matt Pasca Ashley Paul joan potter |
henry 7. reneau, jr.
Masha Rumer Eva Maria Saavedra Victor David Sandiego Michele Serros Tina Schumann ire'ne lara silva Julie Stuckey Marjorie S. Thomsen Iris Tillman Jacinda Townsend Brie Walter Phillip B. Williams |