Dominique Ahkong is a poet of Hakka-Mauritian descent. Born in South London and raised in Singapore, she lives off-grid in the high desert of North Central Arizona. Her poetry appears in The Georgia Review, The Cincinnati Review, The Southern Review, Best New Poets, and elsewhere. @domkeykong or dominiqueahkong.com.
Selected work
"When I Met You" and "A Man Who Looks Like Your Best Friend's Father"
South Carolina Review (SCR), 2025
Witch of the East
Fugue, 2024
Before My Mother’s Diagnosis, I Dreamt of Snakes
WILDNESS. a literary journal, 2026
“As Strong as an—” and “My Boss's Husband Watches Me Slice Brioche: An Abecedarian"
The McNeese Review, 2025
Reunion Dinner
The Cincinnati Review, 2024
“My Neighbor Watches Me Hang Laundry,” “My Ex-Lover Asks Me to Look Back with Kindness,” and “Falling on People in the Métro”
Georgia Review, 2025
“Fifteen" (Audio)
The Southern Review, 2024
"Ode to Peeling an Orange" and "Introduction to American Cities"
Outskirts, 2026
Music Heard in Your Teacher's House
The Cincinnati Review, 2024
