Thanks to Midwest Zen for publishing two of my poems in their February 2025 issue. Both of these poems were written while I was in residence at the Toji Cultural Center in Wonju, South Korea (September 2024).

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My Poem “Monkey Mind” was recently published in Masticadores Taiwan.

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Thanks to Editor, Doug Holder, for publishing my poem “Lilacs Come Undone” at The Somerville Times.
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My Poem “Hansel’s Song” at Thirteen Bridges Review published in January 2024 has been archived on their website.

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3 Poems published in Live Encounters 15th Anniversary Issue (Volume 2)

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These poems were written while on residence at the Toji Cultural Center in Wonju, South Korea. A special thanks to the other poets, writers, and artists in residence.

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My Poem “Recognition” appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of the Main Street Rag

Recognition

Sometimes in the middle of the night

you wake up after a dream

about the brother you never had.

He’s taller than you

and has a greying moustache,

with a passing resemblance

to the rest of your family.

Perhaps he’s the child

who was never born,

meant for another life

like the rain too slow

to catch the changing tide

or the tree on the edge

of the forest hidden in darkness,

the place the lost gather—

a world like ours, close by

yet distant like sleep

bumping you awake in the night.

© 2024 Michael Minassian

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