Dark
Light
Narrow Fever
Vigilant to tool and betI make rounded in a shapely alphabet,the woodwork.Gouge me a lineout of line: so…
Kin
family legacies of unbroken painand persistent prayermade into a single spine we carry together makes us kin high-tech…
Grieving for Gaza
Going and grieving.More going, less grieving.More doing, always doing.Grieving is a privilege—a tall, blond, machine-gun-totingTikToker privilege.Grieving is a…
Dismembered
to remember means to put back togetherstop trying to fit these cindered arms inside your pink backpack just…
Epistle and others
EPISTLE Hello my dear,I write this letter to youas the night stretches on.The hour isfour stars shy of…
Outside
I carried the whimper of a captive natureinto the Lubavitch school,my binder, lessonsuninsured by divinity.I passed an ima…
On Being a Chimera & Nineteen
On Being a Chimera Q: What is the best part?A: Being alive.Q: What is the worst part?A: Being…
The Steward
When my father’s brother diedthe priest told him If you never want to hurt this much again, never…
Leaving the Emergency Room, 2 AM
Lily Rose and Idrive along desolate suburban roadsyellow streetlights in the night mistshine on us like God’s one…
Rowayat’s Poetry Contest
From August 1st- August 31st 2025 Rowayat is proud to announce the inaugural Poetry Contest, accepting submissions in…