Tomorrow I Turn Twenty
“My mother misses a version of me / who is dead. My mother yells / because her parents did not teach her / how to cry.”
Julien Griswold
Julien Griswold (they/them) is a non-binary poet studying literary translation at Brown University. Their work has appeared in RUNESTONE, Neologism Poetry, The Racket Journal, Sad Girls Club, Philadelphia Teen Stories, LIVE POETRY SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY, and more. Connect with them online @cheerupjulien on Instagram.