Allison Albino is a Filipina American poet and French teacher who lives and writes in Harlem. Her work has appeared in Narrative, The Rumpus, Poetry Northwest, Indiana Review, The Common, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, The Kenyon Review, and Tin House. She teaches at the Dalton School, in New York City.
Poetry
Winter 2024
Excerpt from “Paris Zuihitsu”
The Kenyon Review · “Paris Zuihitsu” by Allison Albino
Poetry
Winter 2024
Dryer
The Kenyon Review · “Dryer” by Allison Albino The firemen shattered every window to let out the smoke, glass raining on the pavement. I forgot my shoes, thinking thick socks […]
Poetry
Winter 2024
Les Deux Tours
The Kenyon Review · “Les Deux Tours” by Allison Albino Fafa and I were twenty-two that August before 9/11. We met as students in Paris, singing in a choir that […]
Poetry
Winter 2024
Texas Hold’em
The Kenyon Review · “Texas Hold’Em” by Allison Albino Poker night is every Thursday after dinner, after the baby is put to bed. The three of us sit together, deal […]