Family Dynamics
Writing that explores the complexities of family dynamics—childhood memories, generational patterns, small domestic moments, and the quiet tensions and tenderness that shape who we become. Poems and essays rooted in the emotional terrain of family life.
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Blurring the house – a poem
It’s August captures a young father mowing the lawn, children tangled in summer flowers, and a hidden figure smoking in the house. This poem reveals the quiet complexity of early family life and…
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Copia – a poem
Delve into the complex themes of suburban disillusionment poetry with "Copia." This poem powerfully critiques the architecture of planned wealth, from the Latin root of its title to the endless miles of sidewalks…
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New Chapbook
In Gray’s Anatomy, Chris Leibow transforms the clinical illustrations of Henry Gray’s 1918 anatomical atlas into haunting meditations on memory, loss, and the body’s hidden geographies. These ekphrastic poems resist simple description, instead…
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His Father’s Magic Hat – a poem
“His Father’s Magic Hat” poem explores a surreal childhood memory—magic tricks, rough rides, and tender mornings scented with coffee, bacon, and steam.
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My Grandmother Told Fortunes – a poem
My grandmother told the fortunesof caged birds, plucked yellowor orange feathers, burned themover coals - reads the grey smoke like prayersor tomorrow’s headlines: “A certain bird in a certain city,in a specific house…
