It is easy to hide in a trap. Walls built of mortar we stole and consonants I spit out angry. No doors between words. Windows stained by the hesitation to leave. We lie on rotting carpet we should have stripped years ago, and cough. Mold is easy to breathe in when you speak English. Nostrils […]
Lucy De Maio
Lucy De Maio lives, writes, and takes the train in Chicago. She was named an All-Star Poet at the Rooted and Radical Youth Poetry Festival in 2024 and a recipient of the Randall Albers Young Writers Awards held by the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame in 2025. She is a current member of Collaboraction Theatre’s Light Ensemble, where she has performed original spoken word at events like Kidzapalooza, the Utopian Ball, and the Light It Up series.