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Holly Zhou

Holly Zhou was raised in the California desert and currently resides in Brooklyn. Their collaborative poetry and art zines have been showcased at the Bluestockings Comic Fest and at the San Francisco Zine Fest. When not writing, they can be found exploring rocks by the ocean or in the mountains.

Food

Fall 2023

Eating Bitter

By Holly Zhou

The Kenyon Review · “Eating Bitter” by Holly Zhou I wish I could be her ripe bitter melon, my mother’s prized 苦 瓜. My skin the right shade of green […]