Edit
Vamika Sinha explores the creative process of editing, itself an art, in this new poem.
The Eiffel Tower Dangles: Writing a City
Writing about a city, just as writing about any subject, is a way of documenting it within history, for giving it a voice, for making it human almost, letting it breathe and move and speak. It may have dreams, it may have fears, it may have flaws and disease.
Walking
A soft, melancholic love poem while walking through a cold New York City.
Marie
Marie Therese was Picasso’s muse and underage mistress. Read more in this poem.
Mother
A mother and daughter meet across time, its silences and absences.
Gas-and-Light
A vibrant, raging poem about the phenomenon of gaslighting.
Bambi Eyes
“Girls are cuter with their mouths closed” - a boy takes advantage of a girl. This is how it feels.