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March 25, 2026

I wait: poetry by Phoebe Colby

March 25, 2026/ Phoebe Colby
I wait: poetry by Phoebe Colby

The strange moment when a familiar object becomes something else entirely, this contemplative poem turns its gaze to an ordinary chair, reflecting on absence, presence and how objects transform when they are used.

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March 25, 2026/ Phoebe Colby/
Visuals, Literature
Ryan Clough-Carroll, Phoebe Colby, Ryan CC, poetry, I wait, chairs, furniture, poem, absence, visual art, presence, phenomenology
June 07, 2024

"Ritual, Interrupted" by David Ly

June 07, 2024/ David Ly
"Ritual, Interrupted" by David Ly

We watch from below through the sheen of warm

blood flowing out of a harpy eagle: your focus and

jawline so sharp that we anticipate them to cut the

sky open and all of your desires will hemorrhage

down, but you forget that every time they are hoped

for, the only sensation throbbing through you is

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June 07, 2024/ David Ly/
Literature, Visuals
poetry, Creative Writing, david ly, Lauren Elms, queer
October 25, 2023

"Road Trip with A Fallen Angel" by Inshal Kabeer

October 25, 2023/ Inshal Kabeer
"Road Trip with A Fallen Angel" by Inshal Kabeer

He eats sour cream & onion potato chips as if his life depends on it 

So I ask him if angels can die and he shakes his head so 

slowly I almost swerve off the road trying to catch it 

“People like me just get reborn as another sad child,” he whispers, 

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October 25, 2023/ Inshal Kabeer/
Literature, Visuals
Inshal Kabeer, poetry, poem, Syd Danger
September 25, 2023

"summer —" and "pain" by Nicole Gerber

September 25, 2023/ Nicole Gerber
"summer —" and "pain" by Nicole Gerber

Two poems by Nicole Gerber: "summer —" and "pain.”

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September 25, 2023/ Nicole Gerber/
Literature, Visuals
poetry, poem, Nicole Gerber, erika solway, Pain Awareness Month, Suicide Prevention Month, Mental Health
September 07, 2023

"Persimmons" by Charlotte Nip

September 07, 2023/ Charlotte Nip
"Persimmons" by Charlotte Nip

we are 

a soft bird

a fruit fly

with no taste

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September 07, 2023/ Charlotte Nip/
Literature
poetry, poem, Charlotte Nip, Cathy Xu
August 07, 2023

"zodiac family portrait" by Kitty Cheung

August 07, 2023/ Kitty Cheung
"zodiac family portrait" by Kitty Cheung

一

keep quiet or else

she’ll rat you out 

scurry and hide behind closet doors

under beds and pout

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August 07, 2023/ Kitty Cheung/
Literature, Visuals
Kitty Cheung, poetry, poem, Justine Crawford, Asian
May 30, 2023

"Tiger Balm" and "porcelain percussion" by Kitty Cheung

May 30, 2023/ Kitty Cheung
"Tiger Balm" and "porcelain percussion" by Kitty Cheung

Ma despises 

when I use my chopsticks to drum 

tea cup, saucer, and bowl flipped upside down  

despises my dim sum dishware concerts

clink clang clack  

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May 30, 2023/ Kitty Cheung/
Literature
poetry, Creative Writing, Asian, Kitty Cheung, allison eng
May 22, 2023

Twenty is a Dream by Charlotte Nip

May 22, 2023/ Charlotte Nip
Twenty is a Dream by Charlotte Nip

Twenty half poems 

on crinkled receipts

a cross-stitch of words loose

memories bleeding

through the fine line

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May 22, 2023/ Charlotte Nip/
Literature
poetry, Charlotte Nip
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