An excerpt of a normal NYC commute that explores the riders’ histories through their transient time on the bus.
Bus Stop
Reflective
Harvest Season
Harvest Season is a contrapuntal poem that embodies the essence of yearning, meant to be read from left to right descending, or separately.
Untitled
Ballard/B didn’t always stand for Beer
This is a poem about a neighborhood changing for the better and the worse.
“语言之美: 跨越东方的心灵之旅 / 언어의 아름다움: 동방을 여행하다” (Translation: “Beauty of Language: Journey Across the East”)
The two poems celebrates the beauty of both Korean and Mandarin Chinese, languages dear to the heart of the writer. These poems serve as a love letter to the rich tapestry of linguistic exploration.
Silver Eyes
This piece was selected as an Honorable Mention in the First Chapters Contest, hosted in partnership with Penguin Random House and Electric Lit
The Ever-Changing Earth
This is my personal essay from Lead 360 that describes my passion for creating a healthier environment and world.
Birds in Paradise
To the hearts that endure, the hands that hold strong, this poem is for you, Palestine. May you find peace, as vast and endless as the sky.
Liminal Photography Project
A brief essay detailing the inspiration, backstory, and goals of the Liminal Photography Project in collaboration with Lead360.
Identity Ecdysis
This letter explores my journey as I navigate the challenges of embracing my asexuality, breaking free from societal expectations, and finding solace in a new identity, shedding my old one.
Universes, Drifting: A Temporal Haiku Collection
We capture little moments of friendship, revelation, beauty, and stillness while exploring the brief and transformative form of haikus.
Maatrbhaasha
To my family for showing me that love goes beyond the words we speak.
Intentional
Friendship fallouts are the absolute worst. These breakups can consume you like an ocean as the tides of feelings and memories come in and out. Poetry360 mentee Megumi Jindo shares her experience with one of life’s greatest heartbreaks.
Speaking on Writing as Therapy
This week we’re delighted to present Mentees Dom Dawes (he/they) and Jamilah Araf (she/her) as they chat about Dom’s poem “I Am From.”
Yellow Lines
The melting of ice in lemonade. The feeling of watching yourself from the outside as reality begins to unfold. The moments that occur after impatience.