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Ethel

Ethel

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Anuja Ghimire
Anuja Ghimire is a Nepali poet who became an adult in America. She has published two books of poetry in Nepali. Her chapbook *Kathmandu* was published in 2020 by the Unsolicited Press. Anuja writes poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. Assistant poetry editor for *Up the Staircase Quarterly,* Anuja is a Best of the Net and Pushcart nominee. She works as a senior editor for an online education company, teaches poetry to children at summer camps, and edits newsletters for the Nepali community. Anuja lives near Dallas, Texas with her husband and two daughters.
Cover art by Luz Pinilla
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monsoon

in the year that I believe in anything
a boy whispers in school
lightning strikes parents if children lie
I climb into your bed in our flat
my cold back on the wall stained with rain
water releases smell of cement
you don’t fold me like the tucked in rupees
in the elastic edge of your petticoat
your breath moves in small clouds
night is long and lonely without dreams
death fills the room like mold
I latch on the crevice of your stomach
when the edge of your sari falls with the sky