A poem that reflects on homesickness and the challenges of trying to maintain solid ground while grappling with inevitable changes that come with moving from one place to another

How to Conjure a Ghost Train

Inspired by Caroline Hau's novel, ‘Tiempo Muerto’, this poem explores the modern-day commercialisation of Banwa and the subsequent forced displacement of the natives of the land. 

Before the Famine

A poem that reflects on The Ren and Stimpy Show

Happy Happy Joy Joy

A poem about a server working late nights in a sushi bar restaurant 

Days of Conveyor Belt Sushi

A poem that explores a ghost's memory and their phantom lover

an amoeba of light / your return

Set in 1500s Cebu, Philippines, The Baptism of Humamay is a fictional retelling of the events leading up to the arrival of the first Spaniards on the island. 

Maria Prieto

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