The Sound of 100 Chinese Grocery Stores

The following essay, which was originally presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, in June 2019, is a sketch, or series of dovetailing sketches, based on feelings and thoughts I…

A Review of J. Mae Barizo’s Tender Machines

Early on in Tender Machines, her delicate, finely-boned, and yet fiery new poetry collection, J. Mae Barizo writes, “See how my desire thrives? / Feeding on every living thing.”  Just out from…