[Beneath Dark Purples, New Life Jockeying through the Cracks], and: [My Neighbor Reshingles His Roof], and: [What If Love Is Just Spondees]

Kevin Phan writes prose poetry about grief, tenderness, compassion, community and Buddhism. Many thanks for the Colorado Review for giving this pieces a beautiful home. He’s the son of Chanh Phan, a Vietnam war veteran who was forced to immigrate to the United States after the war.