Aunt and uncle promise you many things, have said many things to you. So you wait for them to pick you up at the airport, black hair braided and skin polished brass. Palm trees are wilted but propulsive in the wind and cast hunchback shadows on the open asphalt. The sun vanishes slowly, bathing you […]
Jean Li Spencer
Jean Li Spencer (she/they) is a We Need Diverse Books grant recipient, former editorial assistant at a Big Five book publisher, and poetry reader at The Adroit Journal. Holding a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, she is now an asset-based school educator in New York City. You can read their poems, short stories, and articles in digital archives across the World Wide Web.