May 8, 2024
“And So You Want a Poem” by Taylor Byas, after Anita Scott Coleman.
Originally published in Frontier Poetry
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“And So You Want a Poem” by Taylor Byas, after Anita Scott Coleman.
Originally published in Frontier Poetry
New duplex of mine in New Ohio Review! Shoutout to Jericho Brown forever for the form. To hear me read the poem:
By Taylor Byas Featured Art: Iterations by Brooke Ripley My father talked about me in hushed toneson the phone. He said I understood him.
"Accidents never happen when the room is empty. / Everyone understands this. Everyone needs a place."
-Richard Siken, from War of the Foxes
"Second Parent" by Taylor Byas Originally published in Portable Gray
Waiting on the poets to make a grand return to Tumblr like—
From HAVE YOU BEEN LONG ENOUGH AT TABLE by Leslie Sainz
Cannot describe how cool it is to be in Chicago Mag’s “Best of Chicago” issue 🥹
Chicago's Best Poetic Journey Through the South Side