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In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 9 – The Soul The following poem is about the soul, something that is ethereal and something that poets write about all the time. The soul is where our godliness lives, where the w

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 8 – The Hands The following poem is about the hands. We can do many things with our hands, create art, furniture, cars, houses, gardens, paintings and a great many other things. W

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 7 – The Face The following poem is about the face. People recognize our face and we see others with a similar recognition. Sometimes it is a reminder of something great, sometimes

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 6 – The Lips The following poem is about the lips. Sometimes lips are the focus of a lover, craving the feel of the loved one’s lips. Sometimes the lips can be the bearer of cruel

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 5 – The Eyes The following poem is about the eyes. We see with our eyes, but sometimes we just see what we want to see. Because sometimes our eyes don’t see what is right in front

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 4 – The Belly The following poem is about the belly, which is not just for digesting food. The belly is where we “feel” things, gut things, things that then travel up to our brain

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 3 – The Head The following poems is about the head. Our head is very important, a skull surrounding our brain. The brain has so many functions that control the entire body. Thank

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 2 – The Heart The following poem explores what the heart can endure, what it gives and what it feels. Our hearts are so tender that they can love someone even if that love is not re

In N Out and Trauma Writing Group This offering are group poems written by the In N Out and Trauma Writing Group in Spring 2026 This semester we wrote poems in the theme of the body—each week we wrote about a different body part. These are the uniquely inspired poems for this Spring Poem 1 – Feet The following poem is about the way feet affect us. Sometimes we stand shaky, not knowing if we are able to remain upright. Sometimes our feet help us stay. Sometimes ou

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

This is work done by the Tacos and Trauma Writing Group, Fall 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee St ate University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Fall semester 2025 to eat Tacos together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice became one as the semester progressed. T

Pizza & Trauma Spring 2025 Poem 10 This is work done by the Pizza and Trauma Writing Group, Spring 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Spring semester 2025 to eat Pizza together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice

Pizza & Trauma Spring 2025 Poem 9 This is work done by the Pizza and Trauma Writing Group, Spring 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Spring semester 2025 to eat Pizza together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice b

Pizza & Trauma Spring 2025 Poem 8 This is work done by the Pizza and Trauma Writing Group, Spring 2025 - A writing group within the Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) We met every Friday during the Spring semester 2025 to eat Pizza together and write, both separately and together, culminating in an extemporaneous group poem. Although the membership varied every week, the group began to write as a group whose voice b