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An excerpt from the novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
By Ocean Vuong
begun October 1, 2018 [for arthur mcgee, d. July 2018]
By mushim
“I’m sick of peering at the ego. / No, my ego’s tired of peering at me— / It’s she who awakens me into being.”
By Jenny Xie
“the screen / stays backlit and empty / thus I meet myself again / hopeful and useless / a mystery”
By Jane Hirshfield
“A life of debts I could never repay / pushing in on all sides / like the weight of the sea.”
By Mutta, Adapted by Matty Weingast
Parting words from Izumi Shikibu
By Izumi Shikibu
“Learn from this tree: It offers its bountiful canopy of shade, Over your head, Rain or shine; Rain or shine”
By Esma’il Kho’i
“In this world of dreams don’t let the clock cut up your life in pieces.”
By Jim Harrison
A quick reflection on time
By Fujiwara no Kiyosuke
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