"Because I was in the ER. Because I was bitten by [ ]. Because I almost died. Because I drowned in makgeolli one July."
We are honored to nominate "Sorry I Didn't Call You Back" by @arahko.bsky.social for a Pushcart Prize! Read it here: https://buff.ly/3wXK4rv
I'm so honored! Huge thanks to the incredible team at @splitlipthemag.bsky.social for your faith in my poem! 🙌🌠
Tysm Reuben! 🥹🌠
Nominations for Best Spiritual Literature: Eliana Chow, “Bamboo Girl” Jo Angela Edwins, “A Tired Woman Washes Dishes” Sage Ravenwood, “Less Godlike” Bunkong Tuon, “Letter to My Unborn Son” Ellen June Wright, “I Am What Happens When Nature Has Its Way” Cooper Young, “Behind the Buddha”
We’ve nominated six poems from our revival issue for Best Spiritual Literature.
Good luck, poets! ✨
Eliana Chow
Jo Angela Edwins
Sage Ravenwood
Bunkong Tuon
Ellen June Wright
Cooper Young
The wonderful Arah Ko is our Poet of the Week this time around!
Thank you also for all the submissions and support and love you send our way.
ONLY POEMS is a labor of love and we’re very glad to be a part of the lit community in our little way.
Catch all of Arah’s words over at onlypoems.net
