2026 Submissions
One less person
My artist statement is a piece that means a lot to me, it's about losing a loved one, and the aftermath of it.
Dust On Wooden Hoofs
This poem captures the nostalgia and quiet afterlife of old memories filled with imagination, and championship that remain alive past their time.
Reflections
I have put all my past experiences in these poems to make others have a connection, relate to it, or just to simply enjoy reading these.
Vegetative
I often write about people losing themselves to diseases that debilitate the brain, which my piece is certainly guilty of.
Everything is Fine
While interning at the Alameda Labor Council, I had the opportunity to photograph people at the Labor Day No Kings rally.
The Degrading word, body
I made this writing piece to express how confined we are as people when looking at or how we feel about our bodies.
The Glass Garden
This piece began with the idea that some things inside us just don’t fade away just because we want them to. Glass won’t shatter.
The Blacksmith
“The blacksmith” is about the dynamics between writers and their process of creating their pieces.
Three Poems: Currency, Omnivores, Exoticism
These three poems, tied together by the theme of water - albeit in very different ways - are all commentary, and in some cases, criticism, of Western society, and they’re a testament to the clarity I’ve found in my opinions.