Poetry from the Fall 2023 edition of The Wellesley Review.
In this section:
On His Body Between Mine Last July by Becky Zhong ’27
D. C. by Tianyi Shen ’27
Solace by Amala Jenkins-Culver ’27
short/silly/cliché break up poem by Dan Lu ’26
Tilting by Katherine Dalton ’24
Harvest Season* by Beatrix Kim ’27
Singularity by Jasmine Lunia ’23
letter to the baby crying on the flight EWR to YUL by Beatrix Kim ’27
warm embrace by Amaya Knox ’26
Fallen Idols Never Made Good Lovers* by D. Padrón ’24
*pieces contain content warnings (CW)
On His Body Between Mine Last July
Becky Zhong
D. C.
Tianyi Shen
Solace
Amala Jenkins-Culver
short/silly/cliché break up poem
Dan Lu
Tilting
Katherine Dalton
Harvest Season
Beatrix Kim
Singularity
Jasmine Lunia
CW: brief reference to body-image issues, blood/body parts, mentions of death as metaphor
letter to the baby crying on the flight EWR to YUL
Beatrix Kim
warm embrace
Amaya Knox
Fallen Idols Never Made Good Lovers
D. Padrón
CW: death, suicide, religious trauma