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Kalyani Magazine - a semi annual literary print magazine by women of color - has it's third issue on the theme "How I Got Over". This represents poetry, prose, and artwork by women of color from around the world. Editor-in-chief – Shubha Bala Managing Editor – Priya X. Agrawal Managing Editor – Colleen Thompson Table of Contents for Issue #3 2 • Interview with Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene 10 • Nigerian Dyke Holy Text by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene 12 • first poem since by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene • Writing • 16 • Becoming a fish by Anna G. Raman 17 • Time is a Blanket Sewn from Strips of Cloud and Rainbow by Zahra Murphy Patterson 23 • Mumo by Alexandria Delcourt 24 • On Forgiveness by Alexandria Delcourt 26 • the people say by Maisha Z. Johnson 28 • Termination at 19 (or On wisdom) by Adrienne Christian 30 • Backyard American Dream by Gia Bernini 34 • how i got over by Adrienne Christian 35 • My Palestine Stands Still by Laila Shikaki 36 • Numbers by Hope Wabuke 38 • At Sixteen by Latorial Faison 39 • Miso Without Tofu by Sophia E. Terazawa 43 • certainty by Angeline Yang 44 • Should Love Come Looking by Jehan Roberson 46 • In Praise of My Butt by Nadia Alexis 47 • Fantastic Bon-Voyage by sahara borja 55 • Epilogue by Maria Gregorio 56 • Scattered Pieces by Rashida James-Saadiya 58 • This Is Steadiness In Breath by Romila Barryman 60 • Palladia by DeMisty D. Bellinger 65 • To the Owner of Lonely Nights by Jehan Roberson 68 • Black on my Skin Dream by Kaitlynn Lane 70 • brazilian symphony by Annie Gustin • Visual Art • 33 • Elastic Energy by Molly Solanki 57 • back to us by Maurica Roland 72 • Two Sisters…Tropical Waltz by Annie Gustin 86 • Cover Art: Deneen by So Yoon Lym More at: http://kalyanimagazine.com

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I was fortunate to be honored along with Marva Allen and Marie Brown, last night, during The African American Literary Awards Show - 2012