longing and love flicker through the mind and heart as the months pass
our hands cannot stop things from eluding us: de Borja engages with conditions of ephemerality and precarity in this book
to an acute awareness of the restless nature of language itself
long poem—part manifesto and part anti-creation myth for the New World—opens by positing one small step forward: Nothing beautiful to say about the world and never stop trying to say it
The Rain in Portugal—a title that admits he’s not much of a rhymer—sheds Collins’s ironic light on such subjects as travel and art
Sweet Bone Girl by Esme Allman Lawrence Sail longing and love flicker throughSweet Bone Girl by Esme Allman is a bold and intimate collection that unravels the complexities of love, identity, and desire. Through a series of raw and evocative poems, Allman navigates the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, offering a deeply personal exploration of the self and the body. From moments of tenderness to confrontations with societal expectations, this collection is a celebration of the voices that refuse to be silenced.