PoetryLa Musa
I see my muse on the butterfly orchid blossoms adorning the street women before their wilting at sunrise, in the midmorning waves crashing against…
PoetryThe Rust of Iron
(for Hashem Shabani) How his body dangled from the corroding bar after they accused his Arabic verses of waging a war against their god…
PoetryExplosions
I am not sure if the hushed noises above my thin-walled condo are real or porn. The unit across mine is now vacant after…
PoetryTwo Poets
I'm torn between two poets: one yearns for the scent of bread and the other longs for soup; the bomb crater is a fireless…
PoetrySonnet for Leni
The solitude of widowhood, they think, is pyre that never bows then dies, a night of vigils, stretched-out sighs, a lisp to air, a…
PoetryTheir Final Words
Unable to quit to save herself, five mouths to feed, all minors, her husband, undocumented, deported months ago, she still woke up early to…
PoetryHomage to Wong Kar Wai
As I watched the sea of Hong Kong millennials fight with helmed authorities armed to maim or kill, blue face masks worn also to…
PoetryGaslight
You convinced me that migraine was the throbbing ache of the mind, so I believed you, telling myself nausea was a dead butterfly in…
PoetryGroup Art
Perhaps you miss folding the May blossoms, sakura, creeping phlox, chrysanthemums; maybe your fingers are itching to fold cicadas, damselflies, moths you can hold;…
PoetryTotalitarian Ornithology
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. — George…
Contributor BlogsWhy publishing a book is important
Publishing a book is important, whether self-published (without imprint) or cooperatively published (with imprint). Yeah, you won't get rich or earn a lot of…