Alexis M. Wright Wrote An Essay Reflecting On Recycling, Family, and Poverty
In an essay for The Maine Review, Alexis M. Wright explored how witnessing an elderly man going through her recycling bin everyday made her contemplate “recycling as a way to survive—rather than save the planet.”
Wright told Study Hall, “Through this lens, I reflect on the meaning of value, both in the things we discard and in the generational cycles of hardship and resilience that shape us. The essay blends personal history with broader reflections on poverty, identity, and what it means to be ‘recycled’ in both life and waste.”
Her writing has appeared in The Common and Black Lawrence Press.
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