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Online Literary Journal Launched (NAPSA)-Here’s news that may help start a new chapter in a young writer’s life: VSA arts, an international non-profit organization, has launched an interactive online literary journal showcasing creative writing by students ages 11-18, with a connection to disability. The online journal, “Infinite Difference,” presents selected pieces from a call for flash fiction and poetry. “Infinite Difference” also includes poems and creative non-fiction by Ekiwah Adler Beléndez, a young poet from Mexico with cerebral palsy, whose story was featured on “Dateline NBC.” “I cannot walk by myself, yet in my poem I not only walk, but give myself license to have eight legs and experience movement. When I read a poem, on an ephemeral level, I go to the places the poet describes,” said Ekiwah. VSA arts is proud to provide a forum for these talented voices. Students are invited to read the work of their peers and post comments on the site-www.vsarts.org. The call for flash fiction and poetry asked students to “explore the beauty in variety, perceived imperfections, and the infinite complexities of ‘difference.’” A panel of professional writers and teachers judged the submissions and selected a group of 10 stories and poems that best exemplify the creative voices that emerge from experiences with disability. By reading and responding to the work of their peers, students make personal connections to writing. Visit www.vsarts.org and explore the works of the young writers.
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