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Poem by Ashna Ali
Published poem by Ashna Ali; “New York, I Love You” by Ashna Ali, black text on white background, from Sun Dog Lit Website.

Poem Text:
The mornings that the hot clench fastens
my chest to my belly, I wonder who might

see beyond my big grin bounce, suspect
that my day’s first sound is sputter. It doesn’t

Virtual Poetry Reading Flyer
Image of a flyer of a virtual reading Ashna participated in. A social media flyer themed after ripped paper in red and yellow, with white and black text.

Top banner, black font on yellow background, reads:
UNGHOSTED! A Virtual Reading Room Celebrating Asian Diasporic Trans & Non-Binary Writers
Saturday, November 11, 2023
6PM ET/ 5PM CT/ 4PM MT/ 3PM PT

Photograph of Ashna Ali at a Reading
Ashna, an agender Bangladeshi person looks down and speaks into a microphone. They wear a red shirt, gold necklace, and white and black printed cardigan.

Passenger Tunnel
Photo of a passenger tunnel above a metro station, covered in graffiti.

M3 Permobil Powerchair
Back of M3 Permobil Powerchair with a black hardback medicine organizer tied to it by two carabiners, with a sticker that says “I carry naloxone, please ask if you need help” and a tag that says “medical emergency alert.”

Poster from Rupa S. Valdez
“The posters are from the first fundraising concert we did for Blue Trunk, the nonprofit related to accessible travel that I co-founded, and from 2 disability studies symposia that were held at UVA. These are the posters that are currently on the door of my UVA office.”

Text Messages of Rupa S. Valdez
"For the text with Judy, these are messages related to the last time I saw her before she passed away. We were coordinating having breakfast together at her home in one of the messages, and in the other I was thanking her for listening to some personal challenges I had been experiencing."

Photograph of Rupa S. Valdez
“For the picture of me on the pier, this was taken on a drive back from a recent trip to Asheville, North Carolina. We had stopped at some scenic sites along the way, and this was one of them.”

Photograph of Rupa S. Valdez
“The photo of me in a wheelchair in a blue top was a photo that UVA had taken of me for an article about some of the advocacy work I do related to disability. This picture was taken on UVA Grounds.”

The interviewee, an Indian woman seated in her wheelchair, facing the camera and smiling. She is wearing a dark blue top. A tan building with gray accents is in the background.

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