MICHELLE PEÑALOZA
Two Poems
I say, upon hearing the name, imma write
a poem with that title
I say, upon hearing the name, imma write
a poem with that title
“To be a former student of Garrett Hongo’s is to pay him tribute whenever you meet another writer, whenever you speak about writing, about poetry, whenever you teach, whenever you sit down to write . . .”
by Michelle Peñaloza
by Jake Uitti | Contributing Writer
Michelle Peñaloza on Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Oceanic
I have forgotten where I placed my glasses. / I remember watching a boy roast and eat crickets.
Michelle Peñaloza on Oliver de la Paz’s Post Subject: A Fable
“And yet, even as the language of naming is commonplace, our stories are both singular and universal.”