Conditionals by Momtaza Mehri
“If we agree on the same lies, that makes us countrymen.” — Momtaza Mehri
Ndako Na Ngai, or My Home by Laurène Southe
“home is a language that your heart yearns for // but never learns how to speak” — Laurène Southe
Green Card :: Evidence of Adequate Means of Financial Support by Ae Hee Lee
“you told me there’s no application form that can hold / the entirety of a life, because our days constantly spill like wine.” — Ae Hee Lee
For Keeps by Joy Harjo
“That night after eating, singing, and dancing / We lay together under the stars. / We know ourselves to be part of mystery.” — Joy Harjo
Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte
“Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the / conversation.” – David Whyte
absence. displacement. by Etel Adnan
"absence. displacement. / waiting. then comes rejection. / anger follows." – Etel Adnan
Postcards to the Other Brown Girl in My Weightlifting Class by Tarfia Faizullah
“I want to be each mirror lining / the walls, to find you beside me, / meeting my eyes” – Tarfia Faizullah
The Cats Will Know by Cesare Pavese
“There will be other days, / there will be other voices. / You will smile alone. / The cats will know.” – Cesare Pavese
There Comes the Strangest Moment by Kate Light
"I thought transitions were the best, / but I want what’s here to never go away." – Kate Light
Loyalties by Roo Borson
"Old shoes, the first my grown feet accepted / without the deep ache that comes / of trying on what others have meant for me." – Roo Borson