Faces of SAL: Avery Alexander
May 7, 2024
Hi there! I’m Avery Alexander and I’m so happy to join SAL as this spring’s Public Programs Intern! I answered some questions about who I am and what I like to read, so I hope it will help every...
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“Ego Vibes,” by Nemo Trice
May 2, 2024
My light is so bright people can’t see it’s so fast that it could go down to the deepest depths of the ocean all the way to Japan your head is expanding like a balloon full of my words what I writ...
“this spring,” by Aamina Mughal
April 25, 2024
you let spring make you lazy, it seeps like honey into your bones until they’re heavy and sinking like grand ships with holes in their hulls. spring makes ruins of you. you watch the sunrise over a ...
“Ode to Loss,” by Ryan Thich
April 2, 2024
I forget your love hurts How others forget death To say these blurry motions of mines Aren’t of my heavy eyes, even I forget dreams exist at night It’s your starry eyes, blue skin Blue lips, still...
“Trees,” by Qes McCord
March 28, 2024
“Inheritance,” by Janae Lu
March 28, 2024
You ask me what I will inherit, You want the easy answer—the kind I would have given you as a child When the glass was half full and full of fairytales, 3D printed hearts, primordial forests, Cars m...
“Silence is a limb,” by Fatra Hussein
March 14, 2024
My limbs go loose. Digging deeper and deeper into the earth. As if they are searching for food. My blood seeps out. I wince at the wound. It’s been there since I learned how to talk. It kept me sile...
“An Ode to Books and Those Who Create Them” by Jennifer Duval
February 28, 2024
Simply put, SAL would be lost without our volunteers. Their generosity and kindness, know-how and long memories keep our events running smoothly. Enjoy these reflections on volunteering with SAL from ...
Partner Spotlight: Humanities Washington
February 28, 2024
SAL was thrilled to partner with Humanities Washington on our Literary Arts Series event with Joy Harjo on February 27th. Their support, through funding provided by Humanities Washington and the Nati...
“Dear Spanish,” by Mateo Acuña
February 27, 2024
Hello old friend. Have you stopped hiding from me? Have you stopped pretending that you’re listening just around the corner, is that why you touch me with silence? Or is it because two worlds ar...