Connect

She flutters through cyberspace like a ponderous, punctured zeppelin. A couple likes here, some right-swiping there, her trunk trawls the surface of communities in passing. But she never plunges in to join the interactive, GIF-sharing multitudes. Despite their herd backgrounds, elephants never connect. Not like this anyway, she muses. Hashtags and hand-waves, she gets no closer. Then, her interactions begin Read More

Ode to Cheese

by Jarvis Subia Click play below to hear Jarvis read ‘Ode to Cheese’ aloud. Born and raised in the San José Bay Area, Jarvis Subia‘s work delves into his relationship with his communities, sexuality, masculinity, national/global politics, lineage, race, gardening, mental health, personal growth, love, love, and love. Jarvis is San José’s 2018 Poetry Grand Slam Champion. He has been Read More