Light and Shadows
lights and shadows
two contributing forces, eternity and forever
century-old feud
Endless Cycle
a night of gazing at the moon before
the shining crispy sun
the endless cycle of war and peace
2016
So Much Depends Upon… Stretching Out Your Positivity
I.S. 392, Brooklyn
Edited by Melanie Maria Goodreaux, writer‐in‐residence
Melanie Maria Goodreaux is a playwright, poet, and native of New Orleans who has made her home in New York City since 1999. Her poetry and plays—including Saydee and Deelores; Walter, Bullets, and Binoculars; Mo'Batz' Ride; Controle's Predicament; and Sometimes It's Very Much About Ownership—have been performed at Yale University, the Lillian Theater in Los Angeles, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and the Chelsea Playhouse in New York City, and at the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta. She is a teaching artist with Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Creative Writing, and the Manhattan New Music Project, teaching creative writing and drama in all the boroughs of New York City.
