“The New City” by Hieu Minh Nguyen (Poetry ’19)
Poetry alum Hieu Minh Nguyen’s poem, “The New City,” was featured on The Slowdown.
Read an excerpt below.
The New City
In one motion, as if to not draw too much attention
to my loneliness, the server swiftly clears the extra plate setting
& leaves, in its place, a single menu. I’m not from here, I confess
to absolve my solitude from the seat it occupies,
Read the rest of the piece: The New City
