riley yaxley pens an elegant, elegiac, and heartbreaking ode to the dissolution of a relationship, the perils of love, trans womanhood, and the grace that is found through writing the self.
In the finale of a three-part series, Paloma considers their name’s origin and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s infamous graffiti tag to reflect on a recent breakup.
Following the publication of her first book “The Water We Swim In,” poet Chris Aldana talks about being a creative, the work of writing, and the importance of community to help get it all done.