— meet the editors — meet the editors
These things in which I will soon say are as much part of me as this city, moreover, it is the winds push against the water, the wake flows in reciprocal tides, my thoughts only a ripple of Cincinnati’s. Nonetheless, we are all quick to move the tongue before the mind finalizes a thought; those accusations reside in defense and defense in accusations. In the words of the Origins of All Things, God, “Whoever has ears ought to hear.” Cincinnati has closed their eyes and opened their mouths, while just the opposite may bring understanding and respect. I challenge us not to be color-blind, but to become enlightened of our many cultures and heritage, may minds bring many changes. My thought, my feelings, my bio—our city. “United we stand, divided we fall.”
The thespian is in! This is my first issue for the Seven Hills Review. Reading poems, eating pizza and drinking Vanilla Coke—could life get any better? Majorly influenced by late night comedy, sleep is unimportant to me. Conan and Leno are what keeps me conscious as I do my work. Bic runs through my veins. Skin is my canvas. I am a complete writing factory.
A sophomore at Colerain High School, Alex is a long-time contributor to the Seven Hills Review. He’s had poems published in every edition since 2003, when he was a Seventh grader at Colerain Middle School.
