No can see the world that exists inside one's head. Sometimes you might wish you could close your eyes and never wake, drifting off peacefully into an eternal slumber. (No) I am (not) okay is Dre Hill's exploration into this hidden inner world and what happens within. This chapbook centers its dialogue on suicide and ideations, mental health, along with commentary on religion, race, and gender, and how these structures further cloud the waters of the mind. Here, Hill reckons with ...

There is so much to this continuance that we know as life. So much about it leaves us in a state of survival, merely trying to get from one day to the next. Often times, with little to no room for the thought of truly living. Life, true living, is found in the chain of moments and collective memories that breathe us into existence. Not the monotony of routine and daily responsibility, but in the pockets of experience that are happening in-between. It is in these moments, be it the extraord...

Black. A color that is often only ever associated with negative connotations and stereotypes. A disposition that runs so deep that is has colored societal notions of black people, despite our lack of singularity in existence, our lack of monolithic state of being. Black. A color that is connected to everything and all corners of the world. A breeding ground and birthplace for life and innovation.after all, out of darkness came the light.Melanin: Black