I should get goosebumps more often by Lily Gavazov
“it hurts / to both want and not want something so badly” — Lily Gavazov
I Have Been Living by Jane Mead
“Sometimes, to get back to land / is the worst thing a person can do.” — Jane Mead
Ogress by Lyn Li Che
“Sometimes, I hold my breath in the bath / and imagine myself beautiful” — Lyn Li Che
Fast-Forward: Fat Fuck & Full of Grace by Omotara James
"You will remain unlovable / to those who cannot love you." — Omotara James
A Flock of Birds by Saddiq Dzukogi
“Tears / irrigate my anguish until anguish opens like a seedpod, // and there is only fragrance.” — Saddiq Dzukogi
say i am a series of creeks by Raena Shirali
“let this mean // what we carry we do not easily leave.” — Raena Shirali
A world by Vahni Capildeo
“necessarily bruised, a little raised, a little forwards” — Vahni Capildeo
h o l y / w a r by McKenzie Chinn
“i want this body and all it renders possible— / the dance, the gather, the bend, the bringing forth— // to be your church.” — McKenzie Chinn