by : Graham Pearce
CNC English Instructor

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~POSTNORTH

OSTNORTH

GIRLS is a bell to

ring in the spring,

a love letter from

POSTNORTH to the
women writers of the north.
| organized POSTNORTH
GIRLS because there’s a lot
of girl power in my classes.
Last week, Jocelyn Coupland
read from her Starpunch &
Cryo stories (soon to be a
graphic novel) which features
Starpunch, a recent graduate
from superhero school and
Cryo, the villain Starpunch
has claimed as her nemesis.
The writing, no, the reading
was underlined with the
electric bass line of superhero
chutzpa:

“Raising her hands in the
air like she’s given up on
everything, Catseye sighs
loudly. “In our business,
hesitation can mean death.
Just because he’s never killed
anyone before doesn't mean
he couldn’t accidentally shoot
you point blank and freeze
your chest. Aw woops! Now
you're frozen in the heart!
No act of true love can thaw
frozen arteries, Starpunch.”

y first Dook

Uh huh. After hearing and
reading Jocelyn, Mercedes,
and Paulina’s work as well
as the work of so many
talented writers in my
classes, it was natural to
turn the shivers | felt into a
reading list thatis, of course,
not comprehensive, yet still
awesome. So, POSTNORTH
GIRLS says “Boo!” Here’s
to girl power and the next
wave of poets, thinkers, and
writers.

Ye. STARVED
Paulina Nielsc
Starvedby
Your tongue fits —
The crook of my arm,
my salt skin
your watered face
a
| see wine in your eyes
Go long,
in your stupid running
shoes
cross my legs back
over
| crave your body
moving under thin
: ke.
a cellophane dream
and tangerine lipstick
makes impressions on
_acement heart —
Oe a i
I'm walking my fingers
up your spine
Unfinished basements
Exposed pipes
And bare bone
__ framework
There’s more than one
way
To skinaman

baked
=)
=
laled
ea
aod
les
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