Mercury Upon Anxious Wings

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An ekphrastic poem is inspired by a work of art. “Mercury Upon Anxious Wings” is inspired by Grant Wood’s 1920 painting, City-gate of Paris

Natalia Montgomery, one of our editors of this year’s issue of the atala, is a graduating senior and Creative Writing 4 student who writes fiction and poetry. “Mercury Upon Anxious Wings” earned first place in the Ekphrastic Poem category at the 2023 Broward County Literary Fair, as did her sestina, “The Huntsman,” also featured in this issue. In addition, Natalia has published poetry in our Spring 2022 issue as well as in Poetry Out Loud Gets Original: 2023.

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the atala is designed, curated, & edited by the Pines Charter Chapter of the National English Honor Society. It showcases original student poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and art. Like its namesake — the small, bright butterfly that grew from near extinction to rising numbers in our part of the world — this little literary journal aims to grow our love of writing and expand our community’s appreciation for the literary arts.

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