Afterword – Asian American Writers' Workshop

In the first days, everything beckons / you.

Afterword – Asian American Writers' Workshop Essays Reportage Marginalia Interviews Poetry Fiction Videos Everything Poetry Tuesday Afterword In the first days, everything beckons / you. By Yue Chen Poetry | poetry , Poetry Tuesday August 30, 2022 The body forgotten, an animal reversing seamless & easy as a glove. In the first days, everything beckons you. The plastic jangle of a stranger’s phone, leaves churning red, a blue checkered shirt. Then even these refractions hide well, suspend their lips over atrophy, a season of held breaths. I start seeing your shadow in the rustl

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