dear diary
Antony Fangary
diaspora is a city
& i feel like
a toeless pigeon
nesting wire
& string
instead of branches
pecking
asphalt for crumbs
like keys
Antony Fangary is a Coptic-American Poet, Educator, and Artist living in San Francisco. His work has recently appeared or is forthcoming in The Oakland Review, New American Writing, Interim, Welter, and elsewhere. His chapbook, HARAM, was published by Etched Press in 2019. Antony was Honorable Mention of the Ina Coolbrith Poetry Prize, Finalist for the 2019 Wabash Prize, Runner-up for the 2020 Test Site Poetry Series, and holds an MFA from San Francisco State University.