In Retrospect….

This morning there was a spread about last night’s Gala at the Met…

A picture truly is worth a thousand words.  Imagine my surprise in seeing myself plastered across the page next to the article about the evening’s young socialites.  Kitty was resplendent in her frothy pink Givenchy gown- but her smile doesn’t quite reach her eyes.  Her cheeks are inflamed just as the model’s in this year’s fashion week, yet I know it wasn’t makeup.  I am there in the next spread in a throwback, simply, black Armani on the arm of Vronsky.  His head is inclined towards me and I have my head thrown back, laughing, with my drink in hand.  The look on his face is unmistakable.  I don’t know what I was thinking… I suppose I was drunk with flattery and the champagne.  I think it is time I went back home.

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About Elise Hanks

I am a senior Feb at Middlebury and about to complete the Literary Studies major. I recently submitted my senior honors essay that was grounded in American Women Poets, Feminist Literary Theory, Gender Theory, Sexual/Textual Politics, and the creation of poetic self. In the past I have interned for the Department of Education, worked as a Federal Service Student Ambassador at Middlebury College and for the Partnership for Public Service where I was trained in helping students find and apply to federal job and internship opportunities. I have held a leadership role with Page 1 Literary Project, a student organization that organizes programs and events that promote literacy in schools across Addison County, Vermont, for the past two and half years. My other extracurricular interests include intramural sports, dance, poetry, and art.

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