[tabby title="Poem"] With her transient beautyshe walks graciously towards me.With every step, a touch of scent is left,so fresh, the aroma of cut grass. She paused for a moment,just to admire my bare elegance.She looked at me with those big...

[tabby title="Poem"] CW: mention of rape I’ve long ago stopped thinking of myself as a good.Having played lapdog to important men, acting as I should,‘Good’ was poisoned by good people who told me I was bad.What hellish flames burned for...

[tabby title="Poem"] After the peace and after the war he was all that was left of the townthe remaining outline of a map to a place that never existed.They were burning into statues from across the street,hiding into their faces,...

[tabby title="Poem"] that slanted cursiverigid in consistency of angle envelopes, letters, blackboards my skin, flesh, minds. [tabby title="Poet Bio"] SALIMAH VALIANI is a poet, activist, and researcher. She has published four collections of poetry: breathing for breadth (TSAR: 2005), Letter Out:...

[tabby title="Poem"] I loved you raw.I saw you inside out and cherished your every form;To the ends of your smile,The length of your hair,The shimmer of a bare face. You were a rose that had fallen into my intemperate hands.so,...