Catherine CC Dumé
Writer of Fiction & Nonfiction | Disability Political Theorist
A Free-Verse Poet
Most of my poems explore identity, and internal conflicts of the soul.
Broken Record: A Disability Retrospective
Through the haunting metaphor of a broken record, this poem explores the lived experience of hearing loss — the repetition, the distortion, the silences that speak louder than sound. It is a meditation on disability, memory, and the search for meaning in what’s missed, misunderstood, or left unsaid.
The Death of the Author
This introspective poem navigates the quiet, often painful journey of self-acceptance — of being Black, disabled, and a young writer in a world that reflects distorted versions of your worth. It examines not only the weight of external judgment, but the inner delusions born from self-doubt, and the slow, courageous process of reclaiming one’s identity with clarity, honesty, and care.
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