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Marrissa Childs, MFA\/MA English Graduate (’23).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MFA Creative Writing<\/a> graduate student, Tryphena Yeboah (\u201821) has recently released her debut chapbook, \u201cA Mouthful of Home\u201d, a collection of poems that reflect on her \u201cbelonging\u201d and \u201csurvival\u201d.\u00a0 Fellow classmate Marrissa Childs (\u201821) recently sat down with her friend and colleague to discuss her latest writing achievement. Their exchange highlights how students can inspire one another to reach their full potential as writers, thinkers, and researchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Marrissa Childs<\/strong>: Could you give us an author introduction?<\/span><\/p>\n

Tryphena Yeboah<\/strong>:\u00a0 I\u2019m Tryphena Yeboah, an international student from Ghana and currently studying Creative Writing at Chapman University. My debut collection of poetry, A Mouthful of Home, has been published as part of the New Generation African Poets Series edited by Chris Abani and Kwame Dawes. The project was started in 2014 and every year produces a 12-piece limited-edition box set that identifies the best poetry written by African writers who have not yet published their first full-length book of poetry. It\u2019s an honor to have my work receive such recognition and for the opportunity to share this creative space with other talented African writers.<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: In your own words, could you please introduce the concept of your poetry book and give us a little background and how the story came about?<\/span><\/p>\n

TY<\/strong>:\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t until I put together the poems I had been writing over a long period did I realize how very connected the<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tryphena Yeboah, MFA (\u201921).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

themes I write about are, how much most of what I write are about the same subject, only expressed differently. And for that, I\u2019m grateful for the multiplicity language affords me, this open space where I can be and interrogate and confess, without the kind of vigilance I\u2019d rather have if I were not writing. <\/span>Losing my father and this thick grief that blankets itself over everything, my young understanding of love, and how silly I was to have thought the way I did, the quiet tensions that exist within my family. I can\u2019t but write these down.<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: What is it that you want to say with \u201cA Mouthful of Home\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

TY<\/strong>: I\u2019m unsure if what I want with this chapbook is to make a statement as it is to simply exist in this form and offer a glimpse of it to the world. It\u2019s very easy to say I want my writing to move someone, to invade and cause a stir in people\u2019s way of being, but of course, that isn\u2019t something I have much control over. It may or may not happen and yet, it\u2019s a terrible thing to admit. What I will say though is, it takes courage for one to be able to reveal themselves in their work and I want to celebrate having done that or at least coming close to arriving at some kind of truth, of relief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: There are readers\u2019 responses and writer\u2019s intention, could you give us an idea of what you think the reader\u2019s response would be in comparison to your intentions?<\/span><\/p>\n

YT<\/strong>:\u00a0 I am as clueless about a reader\u2019s response as they are about my intention. If there\u2019s anything I\u2019m sure of, it is that their interpretation of my work will be just that- theirs. And thank God I can make peace with knowing that the work I create is able to take a momentum of its own, take a life of its own apart from me. How liberating. Here I am thinking if I\u2019m able to record this detail, if I\u2019ll be so attentive, so present to compress this memory into a few lines of a poem, I\u2019ll get to keep it there forever. But I lie. My nonfiction professor, Samantha Dunn said to me (when I was deeply insecure and struggling with accepting this accomplishment), it is crucial to stop seeing the work as something I alone do, but more like something that comes through me and lends itself to the world. A service of a kind. I like how the light of a burden that feels, void of the pressures of expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: How important is it for you to publish with an African publisher?<\/span><\/p>\n

TY<\/strong>: Very! What makes this experience so remarkable is knowing the team behind the project and understanding firsthand their commitment to growing the African literary scene. By publishing these works, necessary conversations are being had about the demand and the responsibility to build, discover, sustain, and archive Africans and their writing. To quote Chris Abani, \u201cOut of Africa is an intellectual power we have watched stolen and abused and we are collectively battling to retain and celebrate it. We won\u2019t apologize for that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: Is there any writer\u2019s advice that you give your fellow writers?<\/span><\/p>\n

TY<\/strong>:\u00a0 My wonderful friend and professor, Richard Bausch, at the start of nearly every conversation asks me simply, \u201cAre you writing?\u201d I can see how such a question like this can easily become an anthem, a reminder that can be lost in the exchange of greetings. But every time he\u2019s asked me, I\u2019ve been fascinated by not only the genuineness of his inquiry but also, the relief and thrill in knowing that I am actually spending my days writing.<\/span>\u00a0I work hard, and I don\u2019t mind that I do because I love the very thing I\u2019m doing. Or to say simply, like James Baldwin has said, \u201cIf you are going to be a writer, there\u2019s nothing I can say to stop you; if you\u2019re not going to be a writer, nothing I can say will help you. What you really need at the beginning is somebody to let you know that the effort is real.\u201d And it is!<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: What do you think your next project will be?<\/span><\/p>\n

TY<\/strong>: I\u2019m working on a collection of short stories for my MFA thesis. These are pieces I\u2019ve shared with colleagues and<\/span><\/p>\n

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New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

workshopped in classes I\u2019ve taken from last year. I\u2019m excited about how it\u2019s coming together and cannot wait to see the final work!<\/span><\/p>\n

MC<\/strong>: I am proud to be a part of your writing journey. I have had the privilege of being immersed in your words and narratives. This is just another way that you are encouraging your colleagues and fellow writing students (like me) to take the leap. Thank you and congratulations!<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please be sure to check out Tryphena Yeboah\u2019s \u201c<\/span>A Mouthful of Home<\/span><\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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