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Zélia Rafael

@zelie84

Doctoral candidate in English at the University of Iceland. Walt Whitman, Race, Cancel Culture. American History and Culture. Poetry lover, horror fan, reading into the myths we create. https://theinfamousacademic.com/

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Lucifer Writes Back I was in a class about teaching writing today, and this came out as an answer to a prompt made of four words: sand, gold, blind, sea. These words reminded me of Whitman’s poem “Starting…

After a long time without posting, here my latest.
This is what I imagine Lucifer, the Black slave from an early version of "The Sleepers," would tell Whitman if he had the chance. Whitman removed him from print, but he could never really delete his presence.
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A quote from Joel Davis set against a light teal background with the North Sea Poets logo in the bottom right corner.

A quote from Joel Davis set against a light teal background with the North Sea Poets logo in the bottom right corner.

– Joel Davis, 'In a Grain of Sand'

#NorthSeaPoets #CommonplaceBook #PoetrySky

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La Liberación” (2025): #MeToo, Patriarquía, y Repetición Historica Imagen sacada de Postertrail. Contiene Spoilers! El 17 de Enero del 2025 estrenó en Amazon Prime México la serie “La Liberación,” de Alejandra Marquez Abella. Mientras toca el tema del …

A great show with great actors and a great plot, "La Liberación" dropped on January 17th, and is well worth the watch. Read more about it in my blog!
Increíble serie sobre la situación de las mujeres! Recomiendo como 1000% Más en mi blog!

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