Some Sort of Joy: Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Commended Anthology 2021

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Nicole Hur After the Funeral Grandmother recalls the chill, the sadness sweet on her tongue as she sips omija tea, dried magnolia berries blackening the water as children outside summon angels in the snow One universe peering into another, we sit behind the window watching children eat ice, acid rain on their tongues quiet as powdered sugar settling I felt it coming she whispers pressing her forehead onto the glass

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