It’s been a busy week, and I’d like to slip these poems to you, dear reader, before Monday. I had meant to include more commentary on some of these, but for the most part I’ll let them speak for themselves.
“Today I Am Full of Birds” by Lyz Soto
“Conversation with Immigration Officer” by Ae Hee Lee
“Midmorning” by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (a cousin of Paul Celan’s), translated from German by Carlie Hoffman
“Mirror” by Rita Dove
“Impossible Staircases” by Maya Tobi
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