August 28, 2023
Because I Am Young, Stubborn, and Covered in Skin
Dad’s big boots crawl up to my knees, his coat is made of fur from an animal I can imagine unfolding in a barn a mile away. I wear it […]
August 28, 2023
Paradigm Shift
this is my coffee-cup shame, annie to match my sister’s hallie, not my fucking name. this is my lake union heartbeat, coal line veins, it’s my postmodern punk paradigm shift, […]
August 28, 2023
Haibun for Cantonese, “The Bird Language”
Seven — the age I learned my mouth was a cannon & from this circus toy ruptured feathers so abundant that I choked on syllables. To call yourself Cantonese is to […]
August 28, 2023
2023 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers Introduction
The Kenyon Review’s annual Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers was judged this year by acclaimed poet Ruth Awad. From more than fifteen hundred entries, Awad selected a winner […]