The Resemblance of Lopsided Appendages
“I look down / at the skew-whiff knobs / of my fingers, each wonky digit sprawled / out toward their stubborn / destinations”
Anna Teresa Slater is a teacher from Iloilo, Philippines. She completed her postgraduate degree in Creative Writing at Lancaster University. Anna’s work is published in Channel Lit Mag, Ghost City Review, Shot Glass Journal, The Literary Nest, Door is a Jar, Song of Eretz Poetry Review, Muddy River Poetry Review, Porcupine Lit, Nine Muses Poetry, and more, as well as in anthologies by Kasingkasing Press and Hedgehog Poetry Press. The eBook version of her first poetry collection, ‘A Singular, Spectacular Chore’ (Kasingkasing Press) was released in November 2020, with the print version forthcoming. Website: annateresapoetry.com
“I look down / at the skew-whiff knobs / of my fingers, each wonky digit sprawled / out toward their stubborn / destinations”