Steven Sanchez recalls tenderness with a Deaf lover–“In American Sign Language /I am a single star /above his head, looking /down at the years /that pass inside his fists.”
You Told Me the Reason I Can’t Touch Your Hair
Steven Sanchez's poem expertly navigates childhood abuse and adult love. Rarely does a poem so successfully convey both pain and tenderness.
Steven Sanchez’s poem expertly navigates childhood abuse and adult love. Rarely does a poem so successfully convey both pain and tenderness.
Imagined Letter from My Father to His Father
A father's voice resonates across years and divisions: "You won’t know /how or when you cross the border, /but just howl your name— /others will find you."
A father’s voice resonates across years and divisions: “You won’t know /how or when you cross the border, /but just howl your name— /others will find you.”