Night Birds
Sirens wail all night on these streets / blanketed / (as in, humiliated) / by day’s hurried departure.
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Read“if I were some body, I would call new york” and other poems
and vomit all / my happy-hour alcohol / inside that earwaxed / manhole -
ReadI Know my Life Matters but How do I Translate That into Japanese?
My students & co-workers worry / if I return to America, I’ll catch COVID / or a bullet in my back. -
Read“This is a Body” and other poems
it is a form of mothering / to hurt yourself / rather than others -
Read“bastard” and other poems
anjing my mother calls you. / how dare you defy what god has given you? -
ReadThe Salvageman
I want to talk to you about awe / what it means to turn / yourself over -
ReadFruit of the Earth • The Winter the Women Went to Sleep
I have wasted these curses on minor disappointments. -
ReadMakeshift Borders
retracing frowns is how we forego boundaries, to chase greener passports. -
ReadWhite Vulture • Random Access Memory
When we raise our hands now, the air is flush / with vacancies. -
Read“May the Stars Guide You Safely Home” and other poems
After I call the cops to ask for a protective order / I read about the girlfriend of a serial killer. -
ReadThe Cure-All • Plan B May Not Work
Girl is attacked / in a park near home, and / before running, is called / crazy bitch. -
Read“Other Names You Have Used Since Birth” • A 14-Year-Old Boy Visiting California
a mouth began / in the south east corner / of the continent where / a tribe of teeth / once shared rice -
Read“for brown girls who once considered themselves” and other poems
in 2029, i wake up next to a stranger. / the word husband for us is like paprika — / it adds color.
