Tamara Hollins
March 2015
Dr. Tamara Hollins has earned the following degrees: a B.A. in Art, with distinction, from Hendrix College; an M.A. in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University; an M.F.A. in Writing and Literature from Bennington College; and a Ph.D. in English from Claremont Graduate University. Her scholarly work, creative writing, and art have been published in journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias. Her research interest is the production and the construction of identity in American literature. She is an Associate Professor of English.
give all
the metal burned her back on the hood of the car
she’d driven down the highway
feeling restless
feeling lost
the metal burned
and she felt the sweat running over her flesh
the sun blazed overhead
through the green, green of the leaves
and it was a beautiful summer day
and she fought
as he pushed her back on the hood of the car
and called her Deborah
which wasn’t even her name
but the name of some woman who’d cheated on him
and he must have loved her
had some pathological dependence on her
some obsession
that made him strong in his desire
for this woman
whom she was not
and she fought
the metal burning
the gnats biting
a feast
in the summer