Category Archives: Poetry

Poem by Hailey Jiang Bundle of clovers in my pocket, Silver wrappers in the moonlight. A candy gram enclosed in my fist, “Love, take me home” and your Cranberry scented hair flying, oh Take me home, the clovers are poking Holes in my pocket, in my heart There is nothing left, save for Chocolates andContinue reading “Clovers”

Poem by Jacob Jing Remember when there was a sad storyfor every boy who got lost in the woods. When we crieduntil there was a book laid open in front of us, smellingof salt. Once, I could tell you the names of every childwithout a mother. A stone passing from the belly intothe throat. HowContinue reading “The Stories We Used to Tell”

Poem by Jacob Jing sunday: the apples I bought for us  have rotted. in apology, I chop them into squashy halves, leave them where the light can smooth over their soft skins. in the glisten of the fruit’s  sandy, slick-softened muscle, I imagine a field of roses erupting over where the knife ran it through.Continue reading “I see an apple”

Poetry by Afra Ahmad I hate that I am kind. I get entangled every yearin a new game of a new hunter.People weave dulcet talesto lure me into their companionshipfor they know I am famished, so famishedthat I keep scouring for scraps of kindness:a smile, a phrase crammed with sweetness,an act of courage;more than enoughtoContinue reading “Entangled”

Poetry by Joanna Deng you said you were a disease, so you ate the oranges welaced into your veinson that rotting mattresswith its pudding pulled your flesh-etched eyes macerated above the makeshift hospital gown we cut from a linen sheet. you told me once that you hated goodbyesbecause they were like periods,and you preferred commas,Continue reading “[ START, STOP. ]”

Poem by Jacob Jing I swear this is not a poem about my last quiz grade or my calculus lecture. I swear I will not think about my five assignments due or my college applications. I swear. Yesterday, in counseling, I said I was doing better. That I’ve been making myself think only of beautifulContinue reading “jan 26th resolutions”

Poem by Varrick Kwang Was it worth it: Five years of hard trainingFive hours per sessionWith all the sweat dropped per lessonGetting stronger is the reason. Two years of my life,Fighting under the hot sun in a burning uniform.All for the pay of peanuts The bank is brokenThe Wallet has holes in itAnd for what?JustContinue reading “Was It Worth It?”

Poem by Paris LeClaire I said, in vain, of course, butAlready I had mispelled the titleAnd the word “misspelled” and allI can think to write is the quietWord “ephemeral.” There is no greater loss than thatOf the language through which weBreathe, except, perhaps, for the dirt stainCreeping up on the clean white of mySandals. Perhaps.Continue reading “MAYBE THIS WILL BE BETTER THAN THE LAST”

Poem by Paris LeClaire I am lying sideways on a momentI will feel, feel, feel until the dark slug slidingBetween my trachea and my esophagusIsn’t a slug but a waterCreature—or maybe some otherScaled, amphibious thing. Maybe.I’m not sure where I’ve seen it (I know I have):Not everything feels like something else.

Poem by Varrick Kwang Fluffy Boy Cute fluffy boyPlaying with yarn of a toyAs your clean white hair rustle with the windAs you bear brown little markings look like a marshmallow. Cute Fluffy boyHow carefree must you beTo sleep in the middle of the corridor where the humans walk.To loaf with such easeTo sploot withContinue reading “Fluffy Affections”