InheritancesTenderness is earned in this household.
I learned how to pick up individual milagrosa
rice grains with the pads of my fingers.
poetry
Wella Lobaton
Wella Lobaton (she/they) is a queer, Filipino immigrant living in the American diaspora. She is currently a graduate student studying Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. They write poetry, attempts at fiction, and some very cool academic papers.
VA, United States
Selected work (3 publications)
Untitled Immigrant Fruit Poemthe only way to consume is to slice open / the only way to forgive is to slice away from your body
diaspora
NO NEW JAILS: Asian American history and community opposition to the Manhattan Chinatown “Megajail”
Asian American experience