incessant
Elyazyeh Al Falacy's stream of consciousness poem toes nihilism and modernity.
an evening meal with langston hughes, william carlos williams, christopher columbus & lady liberty
“i’ve been taking my time to ferry / towards lady liberty” – an experimental list poem in conversation with the greats, by Vamika Sinha.
Doris Salcedo’s “Plegaria Muda”
“Plegaria Muda”: An Anti-Memorial for Young People Who Experience Daily Violence and Trauma – new art criticism by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Haiku Series: Flow
Three new haikus, carrying surprising water motifs, reflect on our quotidian lives.
Washington Square Park
A short, blue story set in downtown New York, by Vamika Sinha.
please see where the blood is darkest on my drawn brow
“the blood on my face diasporic / traveling down my cheek, a bumpy continent” - Kim Morales’ new poem evokes female violence and hints at the trauma of miscarriage.
Through the Forest
A short story of mystery and suspense set in Indonesia, by Dayin Wijaya.
Drag the Red
Zoe Jane Patterson prods at the misrepresentation of and violence towards Indigenous women in Canada, in this new poem.
Idle Mass
“Sit still enough and your demons will find you” – a poem on the mind and its behavior, by Elyazeh Al Falacy.
Ethan, Or the First Time I Laid Eyes on You
“You’re the laid back type unlike the boys / I’m used to, who prance about in search of toxic masculinity” – Shane Allison’s new poem enacts a queer romance in a bar.
Lonely Planet Guide
In the form of a travel list of New York restaurants, Vamika Sinha's new fiction piece focuses on the nuances of love, sex, dating and loneliness in the Big Apple.
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.
The Joy of Jollibee
In this lyrical personal essay, Louise Gerodias reflects on the importance of the Jollibee fast-food chain in her own life and in Filipino culture at large.
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.