by Chiara Crisafulli
Inspired by the current state of the American political landscape, this poem expresses the (linguistic) discomfort I’m experiencing as a recent immigrant who speaks and writes four languages.
Chiara Crisafulli is an Italian writer originally from Sicily and a recent immigrant to the USA. Her poems in English have appeared in A)GLIMPSE OF), Uppagus, and Streetcake Magazine. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband Haris, where she studies creative writing at Santa Fe Community College. Read more at https://chiara-crisafulli.com.