Rebecca Keith was a finalist in Narrative’s Seventh Annual Poetry Contest. Born in New York City, she earned an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and an MS in education from Brooklyn College (2017). She is a founder, curator, and host of the Mixer Reading and Music series, and she plays guitar and keyboards, as well as sings in Little Hustle.

Photograph by Sam Morgan.

Star of Color Theory

by Rebecca Keith

I was a darling without even trying,
kerchief and dungarees. No one knew
the knot in my brain—I tore through
the department and straight to the gallery.

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