Shlagha Borah

Dec 6, 2024 | theoffingmag.com | Shlagha Borah |Gauri Awasthi |Aurielle Marie |Joseph Osmundson

KB Brookins is a writer, cultural worker, and artist from Texas. They are the author of HOW TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH A WOUND (2022, Kallisto Gaia Press), FREEDOM HOUSE (2023, Deep Vellum), and PRETTY (2024, Alfred A. Knopf). The Offing published their poems March 20, 2024. Editorial Assistant Shlagha Borah conducted the Q&A. Donate to The Offing! Our Patreon supporters received early access to the Q&A with The Offing contributor KB Brookins.

Apr 20, 2023 | identitytheory.com | Shlagha Borah

how long is a minutewhen your face is arched under the weight of a slap. brawny fingertips yanking your earlobe. when you’re in tears. you’re in taco bell. you are at the end of a marathon. end of a poem. no clock or calendar counts nor contains shame. oscillating between its weakest pawns. what is the length of the shortest minute, who made time. when the old year coughs and moans, who rewinds. who turns the page. who kills december. diurnal birds nap at noon because the day would end anyway.