Annihilation by Ross White
“Crack apart my canines if I erupt, / grind the tongue to jam.” — Ross White
Glamor on the West Streets / Silver Over Everything by Hanif Abdurraqib
“isn’t it funny, to vow that you will love someone until you are dead.” — Hanif Abdurraqib
The View from the Roof, Waverly Place by Cornelius Eady
“They have / A quilt of lives spread below them, / The cool thrill of looking down.” — Cornelius Eady
Portrait of a Figure near Water by Jane Kenyon
"She observed her life: against her will / it survived the unwavering flame." – Jane Kenyon
Who Said It Was Simple by Audre Lorde
"There are so many roots to the tree of anger / that sometimes the branches shatter / before they bear." – Audre Lorde
For Grace, After A Party by Frank O’Hara
in rooms full of / strangers my most tender feelings / writhe and / bear the fruit of screaming." – Frank O'Hara
Feeling Fucked Up by Etheridge Knight
“all i want now is my woman back / so my soul can sing.” — Etheridge Knight