poetry-magazineYou are prettier when you are quietBy Angelina SáenzI am a feminist who loves my sportand the machismo in charrería often gets to meTo be clearI am not … Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineSissyCessfulBy Oak MorseGot to gala glaze lavender my pansy hoist my symphonylittle gal Fauntleroy in ultra direcootie yuntra… Related Audio
poetry-magazineSelf-PortraitBy Shara McCallumAt this point, I don’t know what in me is Jamaicanversus American. Or, reaching further back,Trinidadian… Related Audio
poetry-magazineDomestic InteriorBy Shara McCallumPain enters through an open windowand you say it is the wind.It marrows into beams, gutterswalls. Still… Related Audio
poetry-magazineMango HeadBy Shara McCallumWhy yu always ask stupid question, ee?The man call mango head because him headshape like mango. What… Related Audio Types/ModesEkphrasis
poetry-magazineme llamo vientoBy ire’ne lara silvathey announce us Valentina Covarrubias montada en Vientomy girl does not cower does not wave or smile… Related Audio ActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazinewhat the ghosts of las adelitas say in the afterlife part 1By ire’ne lara silvawe didn’t have time for ribbons or petticoats orhigh-necked dresses no time for sidesaddles orsingle… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & Sexuality
poetry-magazinelo nuestroBy ire’ne lara silvait was the truest thing to say a sisterhood born of struggling and dreaming and trainingit was the truest… Related Audio
poetry-magazineYou can thank us laterBy Angelina SáenzBrother charrodo you realizethat it is because of escaramuzathat you have an audience?Our performances… Related Audio ActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazinemachetonaBy ire’ne lara silva they called me for wanting to wear the traje de charro for wanting to ride astride for wanting no limits… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & Sexuality
poetry-magazineThese Headphones Should Be FreeBy Kashawn TaylorI walk down a dim hall, and appreciate the coruscating layer of wax on the floor(how I could sleep there… Related Audio
poetry-magazineDress pet peevesBy Angelina SáenzIf you are going to wear this dress you have to respect the rulesYes, they are conservative and strict… Related Audio
poetry-magazineFour generationsBy Angelina SáenzThere is a framed photograph of my grandmotherShe is a young woman, sitting on a horse, vestida de china… Related Audio RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineUntitled/無題By John Whalen-BridgeTranslated By Chun YuThe words of childrensplash in grandmother’s mindand ripple to now.孩子的話兒在祖母心中濺起蕩漾至今。 Related Audio
poetry-magazineTwo GoatsBy Marilyn Chin一 (yī)Two goats ascending Mt. FujiWearing flip flops二 (èr)A far cryFrom the Pearl River DeltaAnd scrappy… Related Audio
poetry-magazineel abanicoBy ire’ne lara silvawe are taught the beauty of the rosethe serenity of the soft and the stillthe austerity of silver stars… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineLook at our boots and spurs!By Angelina SáenzNoI don’t dance horsesI am not a mariachiI am not a baile folklorico dancerI am not the half-time show… Related Audio Social CommentariesGender & SexualityActivitiesSports & Outdoor Activities
poetry-magazineماءٌ عَطِشٌ لماءBy Nasser Rabah يحدثُ أنْ ألُمَّ فراغاً عَميقاً بجَيبِ القميصِ، أركضُ كأنَّ لديَّ مَشاغلَ أو أنَّ وهما ما يلاحقني، … Related Audio
poetry-magazineأرواحٌ ليليةBy Nasser Rabah ،الثيابُ المهملةُ في الليلِ تخرجُ ،تَجولُ في الغرفِ الباردةِ ،ترتدي كلماتِ أصحابها ،تحبُ، تكرهُ، تص… Related Audio
poetry-magazineText/ile IIBy Mercedes Lucero dear mary metonym of mine to mind *mary *mari *mare *mere Magdalene or mother not as Abuelita dreams…