Really it’s just that time has passed, what was green Is now orange This poem compares the seasons And philosophizes beauty in the form of strands I think I owe my boss a hello I think I owe him … Continue reading “The problem with beauty is that it convinces me of achievement”
Author: Ariel Yelen
Ariel Yelen is the author of the poetry collection I Was Working (Fall 2024), selected by Rowan Ricardo Phillips for the Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Her poems have been published in BOMB, The American Poetry Review, The Brooklyn Rail, and elsewhere. She lives and works in New York City.
Ariel Yelen is the author of the poetry collection I Was Working (Fall 2024), selected by Rowan Ricardo Phillips for the Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Her poems have been published in BOMB, The American Poetry Review, The Brooklyn Rail, and elsewhere. She lives and works in New York City.