In February/March 2023, Second Street Gallery invited community members of all ages to participate in a call for writing submissions inspired by the artwork in Valencia Robin’s exhibition, Mother Tongue, on view in the Main Gallery from February 3 - March 24, 2023. Valencia Robin’s interdisciplinary practice includes poetry, painting and sculpture. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Margaret Towsley Fellowship and a King-Chavez-Parks Fellowship, she holds an MFA in Art & Design from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia. She lives and works in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Read through all submitted works below by selecting the author’s name: