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Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela

After the quiet melancholy

A collection of poems about heartbreak, pain, growth, and — eventually — moving on.
Matthew Davis, Contributing Writer January 24, 2022

Going Down   The pain of our pieces not fitting after years of assembly My rage at wet towels and wet socks The joy of seeing your face again The pain of watching you...

The Fall

The Fall

Eugene Hu, Contributing Writer December 5, 2019

I. Sturdy spruce trees stand Like thin, shaken, gutless twigs Before the chainsaw. II. Swallow packs soar high Under the merciless rain That chews through their wings. III. Rose...

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to the wildlife we have destroyed 

Rachel Lee, Under the Arch Voices Illustrator December 5, 2019

to the wildlife we have destroyed  Though your presence May have left I will try my best To keep your memory  Alive   Telling stories of  How you  Lived  in...

Leapfrog

Leapfrog

Tayler Bakotic, Contributing Writer December 5, 2019

In my younger days, I would catch frogs in the summer – cupping one between my hands and watching its convex eyes looking back at me. I caught myself a little friend – I wonder...

Plastic-watching

Plastic-watching

Anna-Dmitry Muratova, UTA Senior Reporter December 5, 2019

The day before the first snow Almost fell,  Went bird-watching  In Bryant Park.  Instead of birds watched  A Walgreens bag,  Flopping in the wind.    Didn’t...

Illustrated by Deborah Alalade.

Postcard Poems

Six writers wrote personal letters in the form of postcard poems to their special place in the city from Battery Park to The Strand.

  Contact the writers at [email protected]

To: The Strand

To: The Strand

Taylor Bakotic, Contributing Writer September 25, 2019

To: Strand Book Store 828 Broadway New York, NY 10003 From: Tayler Bakotic The Wonderful Strand I long for the Strand and its infinite possibilities: From dragon slayers...

To: Washington Mews

To: Washington Mews

Grace Marie Wanebo, Contributing Writer September 25, 2019

To: Washington Mews New York, NY 10003 From: Grace Marie Wanebo Dear friend,  Writing to you from Washington Mews, it’s like I’ve walked out of Greenwich Village...

To: Brooklyn Bridge Park

To: Brooklyn Bridge Park

Rachel Lee, UTA Voices Illustrator September 25, 2019

To: Brooklyn Bridge Park 334 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 From: Rachel Lee Where I Find Peace Escaping the honks From inside the city To observe A day’s end. ...

To: Abraço

To: Abraço

Anna de la Rosa, UTA Senior Editor September 25, 2019

To: Abraço 81 E 7th St New York, NY 10003 From: Anna de la Rosa dear abraço, in the far right corner, you have a bench meant for one but manages to squeeze in...

To: Battery Park

To: Battery Park

Anna-Dmitry Muratova, UTA Senior Reporter September 25, 2019

To: The Battery Battery Pl., State St. and Whitehall St. New York, NY 10004 From: Anna-Dmitry Muratova I like When people spit into trash bins, Not on the ground. When...

To: Avenue D & East Seventh Street

To: Avenue D & East Seventh Street

Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes, UTA Voices Editor September 25, 2019

To: Avenue D & East Seventh Street New York, NY 10009 From: Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes When an eastward road is your walkabout these stacked houses with green faces red...