Spring 2023

A story about a young woman as she begins a new job. She faces uncomfortable situations and finds help from someone she might least expect it from.

Op Zondag is about reflecting on privilege from colonization as the speaker grapples with their own history as a descendant from Holland. The poem makes use of Denglisch, which is the interspersing of German and Dutch words throughout English, as these languages and cultures pervade this poem.

A plant withstands the weight of grief and finds resilience in the aftermath.

S-I-G-N H-E-R-E is organized like a financial document, split between two columns. The speaker discloses their experiences of being framed negatively without an attempt to understand her. It speaks to the ways in which single women with children are stereotyped by society.

A story about the adventures of sentient fruits. Apple is not like other fruits; confined to its
existence inside various crates, it has never seen the outside world. Newly purchased and not
ready to meet its fate, Apple plots its escape into the world before it can be eaten.

A story about a boy who finds himself in a transparent situation, literally. Alex is confused to
discover that he unexpectedly dies in an accident involving his best friend and is in the afterlife. There, he encounters old acquaintances and ultimately discovers the secrets of life.

The narrator recalls the car from their childhood, using it as an instrument to reflect on their most bittersweet memories.

Sapphic Triptych Tryst is inspired by triptych artwork and the poem is organized into three columns. It criticizes historical depictions of sapphic literature as the speaker artfully guides readers in the ways in which sapphic love has previously been hidden and erased from mainstream society, and how it is being repainted and rewritten.

A woman struggles to find the same beauty she admires in the world within herself.