"Bloodline"

I am an invader

in a land I love

an outsider to the place

I was born.

I am tied to this Earth

to this dirt

though my ribs were pulled

from the soil

across the sea

in a place I’ve never seen.

My foremother’s tongue

is a foreign tune

stitched into my skin.

I am a stranger

to my origins

where a people who were once mine

shared stories by flames.

What worth is a percentage

To a descendent

of estrangement

who has lost her blood

without bleeding?

"Clamor is the University of Washington Bothell’s annual Literary and Arts Journal, representing the best creative practices in literary, visual and media arts from across our campus and surrounding community. Clamor is published by students for students and is staffed by participants in BISIA 401 at UWB." - Clamor, "About Us"

Clamor opens for submissions for the following year's edition each autumn quarter, remaining open for a handful of months. It is an excellent opportunity for students to share their art in a variety of mediums (visual, written, audio, video, mixed media, etc.). Clamor is published as both a print publication and a digital publication.

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