2026 Submissions
The Value of Failure
I believe in the value of failure—an understanding I earned on a pool deck when an outcome didn't go as planned.
A man can restart his life a million times, The Dogs will eat well tonight, dog years
These are three separate poems that I worked on at different times to reflect on my childhood reaching an end.
A Horse Walks Into a bar
This piece was originally written as a microfiction piece for my creative writing class, in which we had to write a piece in under 100 words.
the shirt in the back of my closet
I wrote this about my sister and looking up to her and missing her as she's away at college.
Make Me As Perfect As The Glowing Sun - A Collection of Poems
Make Me As Perfect As The Glowing Sun is a collection of three poems, which all share the theme of rebirth.
Everything about Nowhere
My dad grew up in the rural pit of California, and is an avid story teller.
The Ways We Remember
This collection explores the intimate moments of love and grief and how they shape the ways we remember.
Does the Silence Listen to Me?
This poem is about struggling with guilt, shame, and the feeling of being lost, and finding hope through faith.
Dia de los Vivos
I chose to imitate several parts from my mentor poem, Dinosaurs in the Hood by Danez Smith.
Protocol Echo
The story depicts a dystopian future where the Hyperion Dominion, led by Supreme Leader Trump, rules the former US, having wiped citizens' memories to enforce silent compliance.
A Tacenda of Siblings
Taking things from my life and turning it into art is really important to me.
We Fail To Notice
We Fail to Notice is about the quiet, persistent pain that goes unnoticed day in and day out.
A Quiet Place
We all have that one person who came into our life and taught us how to open our eyes, but then left the world silent.
What Grows in the Dark
This set of poems is essentially the parts of my life I could no longer carry.
Dust on Wooden Hoofs
Artists statement: This piece explores the loud silence of the parts of our lives which grow quiet as we age.
lunch in a school cafeteria; mm.dd.18
These two poems both relate to my culture and where I'm from.