The 7 Train

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Paddy Qiu is currently an MPH candidate at the Gillings School of Public Health. Their work focuses upon the navigation of spaces, emphasizing the conduits of knowledge found in generational ripples and the nurture of interpersonal relationships. They are the 2023 Winner of The William Herbert Memorial Poetry Contest with honors including The John F. Eberhardt Excellence in Writing Award, The C.L. Clark Writing Award for BIPOC Writers, and The Henry Matthew Weidner Essay Award, being featured in FOLIO, Barzakh Magazine, Zoetic Press, Quarter Press, among others.