Food and Beverage: “Taking the Scenic Route Down” by Elina Katrin
"I passenger princess all over
this bitch of a country."
Food and Beverage: “a delicata squash, growing” by Kevin Madrigal Galindo
"a baby is born, then stored in cool dark
trucks, delivered by macho drivers
seeking familiarity, men from a simple seed."
Food and Beverage: “Fruit Basket” by Gwenyth Wheat
"I Google what it means to dream about rotting fruit. / Bones becoming pulp. Decomposition. I refine my search // as the doctor rolls toward me."
Food and Beverage: “Divination” by Devi Sastry
“When my Ajji feeds you / a piece of goat liver, hold it there, / between your perfect teeth...”
Food and Beverage: Two Poems by Jessica Kashiwabara
“I pick the cucumber and make sunomono, / the smell of fresh ground sesame seeds fills / the room, add wakame for a taste of the ocean / and a squeeze of lemon, just the way you taught me.”
Food and Beverage: “Omelet” by Zora Satchell
“I’ll chop up whatever I have / which is usually a fuck ton of diced garlic / red & green peppers…”
Food and Beverage: Three Sonnets by Nicole Tallman
“I also love on·o·mat·o·poe·ia / and the gay way / bubbles in champagne are like / whispers, but also screams...”