November 2018

In Praise of Love

You dig into the country dirtwhen the garnets flowand the lovers attractthe wandering of pigeons and dogs.You lounge by the shrines of masonsand their spoons hallowed by insomniafrom the ocean of white sailsand the worn-out sky and the tongue of cats.She follows you to a meeting roomluring the sunset, which pulses with love and laughtersand the strong shadow of duskand the sea dwellers.

About the Author

Ann Huang is an author, poet, and filmmaker based in Newport Beach, Southern California. She was born in Mainland, China and raised in Mexico and the U.S. World literature and theatrical performances became dominating forces during her linguistic training at various educational institutions. Huang possesses a unique global perspective of the past, present, and future of Latin America, the United States, and China. She is an MFA candidate from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has authored one chapbook and two poetry collections. Her surrealist poem “Night Lullaby,” was a Ruth Stone Poetry Prize finalist. In addition, Huang's book-length poetry collection, Saffron Splash, was a finalist in the CSU Poetry Center's Open Book Poetry Competition. Her newest poetry collection, A Shaft of Light, is set to come out in 2019.