Summer heat folds pungent plums into prunes returning the last drops of juice back to sky. Lunar June full with desire, keeps me feral. A drizzle off south waits to wash the Yangtze. My fingers grasp shriveled fruits with delight, careful not to bruise them like an unfulfilled promise. / […]
Ray Zhang
Ray Zhang is currently a student at Columbia University who has studied under Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí and Lisa Hiton. He has been recognized by the New Zealand Poetry Society, Albion Review, and the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. In his free time, Ray enjoys hiking through the Michigan wilderness and fishing on the lake shores.