WRITING
THE POMEGRANATE
Published Dec 2018 in Red Wheelbarrow
One of three winning poems in the 2018 Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize, judged by Naomi Shihab Nye.
ROBBY AND THE ICE CREAM TRUCK
Self-published Mar 2019
This rhyming picture book follows a boy who is hard of hearing as he pursues an ice cream truck. As Robby chases strains of music through the neighborhood, he discovers more than he is looking for!
Many thanks to my dad, Richard Qiang Li, for the lovely watercolor illustrations.
EDNOS
Published Dec 2019 in Lunch Ticket
EDNOS stands for Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, a diagnosis in the DSM-IV.
NOM ET NOM
Published Jan 2020 in Radar Poetry
A reflection on keeping my surname post-divorce ... on naming as spellcasting and the witchery of words.
Many thanks to Tatiana Istomina for creating an original image based on this poem.
BREAK FAST
Published Mar 2020 in Glass: A Journal of Poetry
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THE NEIGHBOR'S BOY + THE GRIFFIN
Published Apr 2020 in Rat's Ass Review
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BLUE LIGHT
Published Apr 2020 in The Maynard
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MY FRIEND SAYS
Published Jul 2020 in Gyroscope Review (p. 15)
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REMIND ME
Published Jul 2020 in Misery Tourism
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ARCHIPENKO
Published Jul 2020 in Ekphrastic Review
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THE SUITOR'S SONNET
Published Jul 2020 in Azure Bell
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LILACS
Published Aug 2020 in Oddball Magazine
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OUTSIDENESS
Published Aug 2020 in Misery Tourism
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GOLDENROD
Forthcoming in PANK
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OH THE WATER + BEACH DAY
Forthcoming in Hawk & Whippoorwill
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