An Original American Beauty'
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Title
An Original American Beauty'
Subject
Coverage of student, Crystal Belle's debut of her poetry album to a group of friends, professors, fans, and acquaintances in Coltrane Lounge. Her work covers her relationship to history, politics, and economics. She focuses on issues such as body positivity and touches on the very restrictive beauty standards that plague the Middlebury campus.
Description
Volume 102, Number 16
Creator
Claire M.L. Bourne
Publisher
The Campus
Date
02/26/2004
Contributor
Crystal Belle '04
Coverage
"Another notable poem Belle chose to include is 'The Shackled Liberation.' Speaking to her 'place' in the poetic tradition, she concludes that her work exists in its own space. The Anglo-American poetic community does not accept her."
"Although she visited campus before matriculating, she says that she 'didn't feel the impact of Middlebury until [she] walked into Battell.' Surrounded by mostly 'skinny blonde girls,' most of whom fit the Middlebury J.Crew stereotype, Belle's perception of life and of herself rapidly changed."
"Although she visited campus before matriculating, she says that she 'didn't feel the impact of Middlebury until [she] walked into Battell.' Surrounded by mostly 'skinny blonde girls,' most of whom fit the Middlebury J.Crew stereotype, Belle's perception of life and of herself rapidly changed."
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Claire M.L. Bourne , “An Original American Beauty',” Archives of Anti-Racist Activism, accessed October 27, 2026, https://twilightprojectantiracistrecords.middcreate.net/items/show/530.