A Visit by Derek Otsuji
“Wondering how they’d found me / at this earth address, I looked at them” — Derek Otsuji
The Professor Asks Me to Write a Joyful Poem by Susan L. Leary
“we laughed / through the panic because joy is you / is disobedience is me,” — Susan L. Leary
Nocturne with Rain by Uma Dwivedi
“You thunder me open, flush me through, hold me / closer than skin.” — Uma Dwivedi
If Alone Has A Flavor by Christopher Citro
“It won’t end. What won’t end? This life / we feel’s always about to end,” — Christopher Citro
love story in question. by Disha Trivedi
“by which I mean, / I hope you still desire me by the question’s ending.” — Disha Trivedi
Aftermath by Robert Wood Lynn
“we marked the same page, the edges bending / toward each other like tennis players after / a marathon match” — Robert Wood Lynn
Airport Prayer by Esther Sadoff
“Sometimes life feels conspiratorial. // Like we are conspiring to help each other despite the noise.” — Esther Sadoff
Wanting Kids by Bunkong Tuon
“She led me / To waters I had never been to before. Her arms / Led us away from shore. And I was happy.” — Bunkong Tuon
Fieldwork by Derek Chan
“A shadow cries out sharply. / The wind outside tries to tear / out the world, as red petals drip / open the sky.” — Derek Chan
Kitchen, West-Facing Window by Jackie Sherbow
To be happy / is an effort—you know this / about me.” — Jackie Sherbow