July 2022
Volume 18 No. 8
Un Periódico Diferente / A Different Kind of Newspaper
ART PROJECTS
NAUTILUS II
Un Periódico Diferente / A Different Kind of Newspaper
Celebrating
20 Years Un Periódico Diferente / A Different Kind of Newspaper
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II Un Periódico Diferente / A Different Kind ofNautilus Newspaper VOLUME 15
VOLUME 15
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Aracelis Diaz Vargas, Angiebelis Gonzales, Lorimar Rosado-Soto, Shakira Torres, and Liza Birnbaum. Not pictured: Lukiki Akola, Lakeisha Hall, Geryxsa Rosario, Aida Liz Ramos Resto, Yesmari Roman-Soto
These young women’s voices sing and shout at me and touch and startle my heart. They celebrate small moments of tenderness as well as shout out for selflove and resilience. They color this difficult world with momentary beauty and justice. I feel nourished by these remarkable poems. Marilyn Chin, author of Hard Love Province and many other collections of poetry and fiction
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Poetry and Art by Young Mothers Studying at The Care Center
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The poems in Nautilus II are reminders that the best poetry is made, always, of love. And it is made of the inquiries, curiosities, wanderings, and musics made by that love. And love, as you know, makes space. Love pries open the world, it makes the world better for all of us. And so imagine our good fortune to be holding all this love in our hands! We are so lucky for this book, this brilliant book of love, in the world! Ross Gay, author of Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, Bringing the Shovel Down and Against Which
Since 1986 The Care Center has worked with thousands of teens creating environments where they can succeed in a city where success eludes many young people. We strive to create in teens a sense of ownership of their education and future, as well as a sense of hope and possibility. We provide young people handson experiences and the tools of success that can make dreams real.
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“Charting the fluctuating self, the poems in Nautilus II reveal who we can be from day-to-day. Women brimming with attitude, women birthing new loves who will love them back, women stepping into futures shaped by their own imaginations and sheer will. And women showcasing the softness of the human heart. Welcome to the poems in Nautilus II!” Ivelisse Rodriguez, author of Love War Stories
“The Poets of The Care Center are fierce, determined, and intelligent young women who have a lot of important things to say. I urge you to read their poetry; doing so will enrich your life. It certainly enriched mine.” Leslea Newman, Poet Laureate, 2008-2010
“The writing in Nautilus II is such an extraordinary balm — tender, vulnerable, and ferocious all at once. I love these stories and poems with my whole entire heart.” Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties
“The poems in this issue are full of urgency and emotion. They sing with truth and power. The voices behind them, in conversation with literary greats like Lucille Clifton, Lydia Davis, George Ella Lyon, and Marie Howe, tell the kinds of stories — intelligent and compelling, by young women, in conversation with women — we most need to hear in America today.” Cassie Pruyn, author of Lena
“The poets of The Care Center are fierce, determined, and intelligent young women who have a lot of important things to say. I urge you to read their poetry; doing so will enrich your life. It certainly enriched mine.”
Since 1986 The Care Center has worked with thousands of teens creating environments where they can succeed in a city where success eludes many young people. We strive to create in teens a sense of ownership of their education and future, as well as a sense of hope and possibility. We provide young people handson experiences and the tools of success that can make dreams real.
Marilyn Chin Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets
Poetry and Art by Young Mothers Studying at The Care Center
Nautilus II
VOLUME 18, SPRING 2020
“The Poems in Nautilus II are reminders that the best poetry is made, always of love. And it is made of the inquiries, curiosities, wanderings, and music made by that love. And love, as you know, makes space. Love pries open the world, it makes the world better for all of us. And so imagine our good fortune to be holding all this love in our hands! We are so lucky for this book, this brilliant book of love in the world!” Ross Gay, author of The Book of Delights
www.carecenterholyoke.org
Since 1986 The Care Center has worked with thousands of teens creating environments where they can succeed in a city where success eludes many young people. We strive to create in teens a sense of ownership of their education and future, as well as a sense of hope and possibility. We provide young people hands-on experiences and the tools of success that can make dreams real.
Poetry and Art by Young Mothers Studying at The Care Center
247 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 532-2900 ISSN 1938-5994 $10.00
VOLUME 19, 2021
www.carecenterholyoke.org
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“These gorgeous, polyphonic voices cry out with love, compassion, joy and ample, ample pain. We cannot look away from the startling images. We cannot close our ears from the vivid yearning. This is a beautiful collection to behold and cherish!”
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247 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 532-2900 ISSN 1938-5994 $10.00
Lesléa Newman, author of Wish My Father
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VOLUME 20, SPRING 2022