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Teresa Mignan's two poems introduce into Fern of the Ruins a form of ruin that is neither architectural, material, nor even visual, but interior. Trained in public health and international studies, she approaches writing with the attentiveness of someone accustomed to reading vulnerability not through spectacular symptoms, but through the subtle signals that precede them. This disposition toward listening permeates a poetic voice of striking directness, in which the intimate

Teresa Mignan is a young woman of multiple sensibilities, studying at the University of Michigan where she is completing a degree in public health sciences with a specialization in international studies. Passionate about creative writing, she joins Vanities Gallery as an intern, bringing with her a fresh perspective shaped by a deeply human and intercultural curiosity. Her background — spanning community engagement, global health volunteering, and educational facilitation — r