Fiora Selvaggia

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  • Tide (poem)

    Tide (poem)

    first published in Metonym Literary Journal, 2024. My favorite moment afforded by the ocean— as I am standing at the edge watching a wave come towards me— passing over and under my feet returning to the sea— the sand beneath me shifts I dig my heels in a little bit— waiting for the ground to…

  • Forgetting // Remembering (poem)

    Forgetting // Remembering (poem)

    First published in Zaum Magazine, Issue 28. I don’t remember             the way things were but sometimes, I can taste them— in star shaped noodles, and strawberries, and shortbread cookies. I can hear whispers— in birds singing, and dancing, and my sisters’ laugh. I wanted to be             a good grown-up who remembered— but I…

  • Lost Lines (fiction)

    Lost Lines (fiction)

    To be published in an upcoming edition of The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature in 2025.

  • An Analysis of Bridge to Terabithia

    An Analysis of Bridge to Terabithia

    This research paper was part of my undergraduate capstone project.

  • Disability in L.Q.B.T.Q.I.A. (feature)

    Disability in L.Q.B.T.Q.I.A. (feature)

    As millions claimed the streets of New York City for World-Pride, one woman struggled to push a wheelchair bound woman through the crowd. The glitter-adorned sea of people made little effort to make a path, and the women, who held rainbow flags, were trying to map a plan to escape the chaos. With a good…

  • Graffiti in the N.Y.C. (feature)

    Graffiti in the N.Y.C. (feature)

    Within the walls and abandoned buildings of New York, well-known for its ever-changing landscape, natives of New York are being pushed out of their neighborhoods through gentrification. There is a common factor; developers and name-brand companies target the art, and not the art collecting dust in grandma’s attic — graffiti and street art. Graffiti became…