In May the moon’s barbed aftertaste climbs out of my throat to grow poppies. My larynx sores itself. The same month, Ma tells me about everything she has never loved: the sea. Your father. Oriental flowers. Introductions. Her crow’s feet proclaim themselves a thesis, fired […]
Emily Tong
Emily Tong is an Asian-American poet from New Jersey. Her work has been recognized by or is forthcoming in Augur Magazine, Palette Poetry, The Eunoia Review, Fugue, BRAWL Lit, and elsewhere.