“I feel like my whole married life has been a long dream. I’ve been fooling myself into thinking he will become a more responsible husband for our family’s and our child’s sake.”
“A lightning factory explodes/ at sea speed/ nobody knows anything/ about the moon that lives on your nerves.” Spittoon Monthly introduces three harpoon-like poems translated from the Portuguese by their award-winning author, Sara F. Costa.
“Feelings come along with life itself. Even when you’re chasing after fame and fortune, it’s also about feeling. Nothing can be free from feeling.”
We're proud to feature our first Spittoon Monthly poet, Xiao Yue (Shelly) Shan. Swift and lucid, Shelly glides among past and present, East and West, intimate and wistful poignancy.
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Li Wan was the featured poet at the August 31 edition of Spittoon Poetry Night.