P O E T R Y

My Hicks

“An // American gun trumps your Purple Heart prayers for American // times”

Hadley Volner

“phantom-moss girls // with seaweed bangles & || birdbaths made of granite.”

Ema Bekic

“Screaming rain, blood-warm rain dancing // against the tin roof.”

Juliana Pan

“When I was little my cousin would pick // me up and tell me I was brave to look // Yaksha in the face.”

Alisha McMillan

“The one who holds a gun but doesn’t shoot is Jesus.”

Leena Rajkotia

“For what it’s worth, I crave maraschino at twilight”

Alexis Wu