Denim Fisher
Denim Fisher is a Spelman College junior hailing from Baltimore, Maryland at Spelman College. Denim is interested in poetry, museums, social justice, and film (she is a social justice fellow and John Lewis scholar at Spelman and performed and created a poetry workshop at the biannual Toni Cade Bambara Scholar-Activism Conference). As a literature, media, writing major with a double minor in comparative women’s studies and Spanish, she aims to pursue a career as a poet, novelist, and teaching artist. Denim loves archival research and aspires to have a literary career that honors memory, identity, and “knowledge that pertains to cultural, artistic, and historical records.”
Blogs by Denim Fisher
A Few of My Fall Reflections
Summer concluded in Spain within the first or second week of October. We all said goodbye to the scorching heat, beach runs, and free time before deadlines, and...
Reflections on My Mental Health and Adjustment
Today, I am briefly speaking about my mental health struggles and challenges over the years and how my time here in Barcelona, Spain, is shining a light on...
A Snapshot of September
The following blog post is a snapshot of things that made my heart jump in September as well as some of my favorite places.
I Am Enjoying Nou Barris and My Family
The following article is about my evolving thoughts on staying in a homestay and my appreciation for the district I reside in.
I was racially profiled in Barcelona, Spain: Ella me gritó negra sin decir la palabra.
The following article is my personal account of being racially profiled at a neighborhood grocery store. My intention behind this blog is to process the trauma...
Notes from my past six days in Barcelona, Spain
I have been in Barcelona, Spain, for approximately six days, and I am already dreading my departure on December 18th, 2026. Besides the scorching heat, getting...
Embarking On A New Journey: Preparing for Barcelona, Spain
Recently, I returned to my personal archive to ground myself in what my aspirations and dreams were as a teenager. I reflect on these memory files every now...