February 14, 2021 Ars poetica Tan Tzy JiunYou will see me write about lanterns and dragonsno more. No more mosques or incense sticksor insects blue and green like a mosaic…

January 3, 2021 Ode To Those Nights Tan Tzy JiunThose nights when the songs in the big carwere loud, before a long walk to the next barand the rain purred…

January 2, 2021 Between Then and Now Tan Tzy JiunMy wife hasn’t slowed down one bit she complains that new language chafes your tongue like thighsrubbing on one another shegot pregnant by…

January 1, 2021 Déjà Vu Tan Tzy JiunCW: self-harm, sexual assault, suggestion of eating disorder Our hands are full of motherhood, the raw threads making up the template has not changed. This…

November 23, 2020 In Praise, Age Tan Tzy JiunTo make beautiful: fire & steel, water to cleanse,kiss the underbelly of a knife like a heifer.I remember looking into a bowl of…

September 2020 3 Poems Tan Tzy Jiun"My hailstorm of a grandmother boiled water, sharpened the scissors, and bit down a rag. The infant came gushing in two pumps, screaming like…

August 2020 Prime Suspect Tan Tzy Jiun"The woman had only one front tooth, and she chewed with her mouth open. In the week she was here, she hosed down the cobwebs,…

October 2019 Roots Tan Tzy Jiun"Imagine, our branches stretching towards the sky in a giant yawn, like parachutes, as they descend like dandelion seeds, and we have yet to know." Published…

October 2019 Sex Club Tan Tzy Jiun"I brought brownies because I knew Beatrice Was allergic to chocolate.Donald was wearing the jeans that showed off His butt. His shirt said, 'Meet Me At…

July 2018 Alien Tan Tzy Jiun"And cat-eyed liner only serves to accentuate the Alien belly and unshaven boldness I declare this place an Empty pot on a cold stove or…