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TW: eating disorder
A formally bold, experimental piece of free verse that explores a relationship with the body that feels often unrequited
Kamoté
A bilingual poem by Phillipines based poet Mai Santillan, exploring the importance and history of language, family, and kamoté (sweet potato)
Fermented
A cheeky poem written from the point of view of cucumber kimchi
Family Recipes for Self-Care
A playful take on self-care, Lubnah Ansari’s visual recipe book explores care as nourishment, sustenance, and survival
Olives
"Catching cloud crumbs" as planes go by forms part of the meditative universe of this new poem by Amal Al Shamsi
The Historical is the Personal — Reflections on Postcolonial Guilt, Mi Koo Buns, and Writing History
In this incredible essay, Tzy Jiun Tan brings together food, personal history, languages, postcolonialism and myths to talk about human narrative.
Amma, Acha & Malayalam ft. english
“This new city gentrifies her tongue; / he wonders if he can build “ – Aathma Nirmala Dious’ new poem weaves her parents’ lives and history with their migration to the Gulf from Kerala, India.
Appa
“remind / my taste buds that they are alive” – in this evocative poem, Thirangie Jayatilake relishes the foods that connect her to families and cities.
Dietary Intake
Read the first installment of our new Haiku column by Louise Gerodias.
Beautiful Adonis of a Lake Bradford Sandwich Shop
“I watch your lips move as you / Ask if I want mayonnaise, mustard” – Shane Allison cloaks queer lust in rich food imagery.
Noxchi Eats Galnish
“Garlic, heavy salty bone broth, steaming pasta-like galnish and tender lamb: the way to any Chechen’s heart” – Anita Shishani discusses galnish, a food integral to her memory and heritage.
two mouths
Swiveling between two loves, Vamika Sinha presents a choice as a poem.
Black Kitchen
An ode to Southern cooking and AAVE.
Caught
A photo triptych on meat and markets in Nigeria, by Oyewole Bukunmi.
I'm a Slave to Strawberry Ice-Cream
When ice-cream is your “cold bitch” “dominatrix.” New in poetry, by Shane Allison.
Curry with Dad
Cooking as a metaphor for family relationships. New in poetry, by Angie Lee.
Sweet Tooth
A photo series that begs for a closer look at life's sweetness – and the cost at which it comes.
Deadstock
“The idea of living on a farm with fresh eggs and pasture-raised chickens seemed so romantic, so ethically responsible” - Angelique Fawns recounts the struggles of living the idyllic life on a farm.
The Berry Fish Pie
Lillian Snortland weaves memories of her Grandma through a particular dessert dish
TV Dinner
TV Dinner is a modern symbol/icon of the often oppressive constraints of gender roles and life as a housewife in the 1950s.