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Nigeria · NigeriaA Tiger does not proclaim its tigritude. It pounces. —Wole Soyinka When sleep accepts one week, it becomes death. My father’s earthly cloth, as per tradition, must wait in his hut until the fourth day before he is confirmed dead, his death officially announced in the community, and mourning commenced. Today is the said fourth day my father’s sleep abides. At dusk, he would be pronounced dead, sliced open, his heart and liver excused from the res…Read Article
Ishi Agụ (Leaking Tigritude) by Kasimma
Los Angeles, California · Los AngelesSLOAN ASAKURA (she/he/they) is a poet and memoirist from Los Angeles. They are a 2022 Periplus Fellow, a 2023 Tin House Resident, an upcoming 2025 Tin House Workshop participant, and a 2026 candidate for an MFA in literary arts at Brown University. Their work has been published in magazines such as Lantern Review, Zone 3, Joyland, Tupelo Quarterly, and more. In their free time, they can be found in conversation with the local sunflowers, contort…Read Article
