by Yen-Yen Lu
February 23, 2016
The Trumpet Teacher's Curse
A curse on the children who tap the mouthpiecewith the heel of their hand to make a popping soundwho drop the trumpet o...
by Yen-Yen Lu
February 16, 2016
Rush Hour Crush
To the average-looking manOf average height and average buildWho boarded the train at London.I was the lady with a face,Wearing clo...
by Yen-Yen Lu
February 9, 2016
Lovers Angling
Drunks spreading themselves along the pier.A girl impaling a worm on a hookwith the help of swear-words.A lad toying with a reel,slo...
by Yen-Yen Lu
February 2, 2016
Opportunities
Where should I gowhat should I dowhere should I gowhat should I do so stuck in my skinI grope for a zipperand out of the openjagged s...
by Yen-Yen Lu
January 26, 2016
Burns Night
I want to be that lone bagpipe player in the field,in full dress, under the motorway, pumping up
the sun on this icy morning, forcing l...
by Yen-Yen Lu
January 19, 2016
Woman, 30, Seeks Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom, come quick. I want your world:it fits me so much better than my own.My husband tells me I'm a wreck b...
by Yen-Yen Lu
January 12, 2016
Meeting a Fake West Indian at Yale
"And where are you from?" Jill the traveller from Greeceasked the newcomer. "I live in Brooklyn, but I amreally...
by Yen-Yen Lu
January 5, 2016
Clear Your Clutter
My mother kept insurance, marriage and birth certificatesin a biscuit in, to carry out should the house catch fire.I am drowning...
by Yen-Yen Lu
December 29, 2015
Little Winter Theater
January between us perfectlyordered box, little winter theater,
tiny ambition: violet-blue violetspalm-flat books, silver dol...
by Yen-Yen Lu
December 22, 2015
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE
A partridge perched on a pear-tree boughOn Christmas day - une ...
by Yen-Yen Lu
December 15, 2015
Powder Puff
Her dressing table is a magic realm:A fairy-tale hairbrush, a terrible comb,A delicate web of lace and ice;Snowflakes and flowers and s...
by Yen-Yen Lu
December 8, 2015
New York City
A man is a woman& a woman is a man.Only when you hide your face, the world reveals itselfclearly to you.
Human hipbones,harder th...
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