HLR 10/28/21 HLR 10/28/21

A Brief History of Tea

“Daddy used to write in my birthday cards, ‘I love you more than all the tea in China.’ That’s a lot of tea and a lot of love.” — new in arts & culture by HLR

Ghina Athirah Furqan 10/28/21 Ghina Athirah Furqan 10/28/21

Karak Chai

Ghina Athirah Furqan’s recipe-memoir is a soft retelling of family

Leandro Reyes 10/28/21 Leandro Reyes 10/28/21

Sugarcoats

Filipino creative Leandro Reyes’ wistful poem ponders a lost connection. With art by Luchina Akhmad

Kurt Van Ristell 10/28/21 Kurt Van Ristell 10/28/21

Two Poems

Two poems by Kurt Van Ristell use the political and colonial history of tea to reflect on a complicated identity and how it is perceived by others

John Osborne 10/28/21 John Osborne 10/28/21

Two Poems

‘Looking for the tea bags’ and ‘The milk aisle’ are two poems by John Osborne that navigate care, grief, loss, and love through the ordinary paraphernalia of tea ingredients