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Amie Shen

Amie Shen is a Chinese-American writer, artist, and poet. Born in New York City, she enjoys expressing her thoughts through writing, music, and design. She has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her detailed personal memoirs and has formerly attended the Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop and the Writopia Lab summer programs. Currently, Amie is a senior at the Spence School, where she runs the American Sign Language club, and Juilliard Pre-College, and is situated in Bergen County, New Jersey. You can find her at @amie.shen on Instagram.

Poetry

girl, flogged by a false-named whip.

by Amie Shen

i speak only of beautiful things, i told the eagle on my stomach. it pecked out my liver—a kindness. it stopped the fire from reaching lower. so girl means fire.... Read more.