from A Poem for Record Keepers

“Cut your losses,” said the Viking. / This is supposed to be fun. / But then your neighbor & her friend invite themselves in. / Ask if we’re having… More

Vita

Mercilessly I’m spared: / others drink the red wine in the cellar. / More and more weightless / my body: the clothes on the pole / are an image… More

from KINGED

grass cooling my temples / i thought of miklos / how all i wanted was to / hold miklos / bodies on top of / bodies he wanted /… More

Annalogue on Oranges

that even a dog has more rights to run free. but that oranges glimmer. so as not to be slurped up by dog-tongue. excuse-moi, dog. excuse-moi, docteur. can he… More

First Husband

He was close by and very eerie / He did not do the dishes / He retreated into our house / or he rode away in cabs / He… More

Three Wishes

Three WishesI have a dream for my family.My two sisters and my brother did not go to school, and I wish they could have had an education. Now I… More

Old Days

As Afghans hit the polls for today's presidential run-off, the Afghan Women's Writing Project is helping to make sure that women and girls are not only heard, but educated… More

Last Sext

My thoughts of bellies and scythes. / And how to cut me out of me. / The vine of the mind and the heart and its sword. / And… More