Elaborations: Poetry

Aromantic's Apotropaic

A clawing frustration on aromanticism.

  • Written at age 21.
  • Published online by Long River Review, 26 April 2024.
  • Winner of the 2023-24 Edward R. and Frances Schreiber Collins Literary Prize in Poetry.

Scotosynthesis

A poem; a beseeching of the dark.

  • Written and poked at between ages 18-21.
  • Published in a physical zine by Unmagnolia Magazine, with online PDF available, 31 October 2023.

Talking Around It

A short poem on the closed mouth.

  • Written at age 20.
  • Published by Long River Review in their bound journal, volume 26, 27 April 2023; this publication is available from the UConn Archives & Special Collections.