Meditations in an Emergency by Cameron Awkward-Rich
“There’s a dream I have in which I love the world.” — Cameron Awkward-Rich
Wings of Return by Don Mee Choi
"In light, we all were ailing from separation and homesickness. In light, we had to find a way to settle down, as my mother said. In light, we lived like birds." — Don Mee Choi
San Maló by Luisa A. Igloria
“Never mind / that the bruise from such a severance / might not heal.” — Luisa A. Igloria
In the Tradition of Women Who’ve Blessed Me to Transfer Their Virtues by Asa Drake
“One year / in the middle of my life // I asked how full do I want to be.” — Asa Drake
Pinguinus Impennis by Kimiko Hahn
“What dreams are worth such extinction? / And are they dreams I'd wish to own?” — Kimiko Hahn
[Remarkable the litter of birds] by Emily Skaja
“Everyone if we’re going to talk about love please we have to talk about violence” — Emily Skaja
My Crow by Raymond Carver
“It sat there on the branch for a few minutes. / Then picked up and flew beautifully / out of my life.” — Raymond Carver