Alice Atkins
Alice Atkins is a Junior at Rhodes College in Memphis Tennessee. She is majoring in Elementary Education and double minoring in Spanish and Gender and Sexuality Studies. She intends to graduate a semester early to student teach in Memphis. Alice is the Service Chair of her sorority. Additionally, she has a Fellowship with Memphis Cartonera, an independent publishing house. Through this Fellowship, she is currently editing a book that consists of numerous reflections from many artists through a variety of mediums about their experiences with Covid-19.
The impact of poetry and the spoken word club
I have always been a chatty person, yet I have never been good at expressing how I feel. This difficulty to share things about myself makes it challenging to connect with others. However, the Spoken Word Club introduced me to poetry. Consequently, this Club provided me a platform and the support I needed to feel comfortable enough to express my feelings and share my problems in a safe and healthy way. Even though I graduated out of Spoken Word Club three years ago, I still use poetry as a way to heal, as a way to unravel my problems, and express my emotions to others. Therefore, I would not be the person I am today without poetry.
Top favorite poets or lyricists
Poets: r.h.sin, Tucker Bryant, and Ellen Hopkins
Lyricists: NF, Eminem, and Pink!
Writing Prompts
Write about a figurative fire that needs to be put out in your family
Create an extended metaphor poem that shows us about your family (good or bad or both)
Write about a difficult truth you told someone