# @washu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CrRVW46vOa3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/5748305-washu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-20T20:09:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WashU (@washu) — https://gondola.cc/washu

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A legacy is more than just your name and your accomplishments. It's your impact on the world and the people around you. When you leave a legacy, you're leaving behind a piece of yourself that will continue to live on even after you're gone.

Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers are a part of alumnus Aaron Coleman's (MFA ’15, PhD ’21) legacy, which is his gift to our wustllibraries Modern Literature Collection.

Aaron Coleman is a writer, poet, translator, and Afrodiasporic scholar. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in 2015 and Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature with a Certificate in Translations Studies in 2021 from WashU. During this time, he worked extensively with Professor Mary Jo Bang and Professor Carl Phillips, and he connected with a community of multidisciplinary artists, activists, and scholars across the St. Louis region.

The first summer he was in St. Louis was also when Michael Brown lost his life and the end of his time here was bookended with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In thinking about what he could include in this collection, what spoke to him was community and the ways people found each other during such challenging times.

This brought about 'Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers', which is now available and accessible to anyone in our community. From The MFA years to drafts, publications, and awards—visitors can journey through how Aaron's multifaceted work takes shape.

"I thought about this as a way to speak to the totality of my time and various parts of my life here. I'm giving it up in some ways, but I'm also letting it bloom into something else."

#FacesofWashU #WashU #WUSTL

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