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Michael Chang

joe the plumber died
burt hummel ran for congress
i signed up for apple tv+
to see dave franco
tight neck & romantic eyes
in guncheck blazer
bushy brows & hair like october
u’d know wut i mean
if u were classy
tongue pink as eraser
aggressively asserting i – am – a – muscle
chirp ur siren darling
embrace the promise of slay
u glitter w/ stones
this is why ppl inevitably fall in luv
& off the wagon
MIKE CHANG FOREVER
edited to say
MAKE CHANGE FOREVER
—typical
all the mothers singing
pickled by birds
shredded into wild ginger
peasants burned in ice
the cold creeping thru a crack
the lost lunchables
delivered w/ spells & delusion
he grew up amidst paddy fields & enthusiastic
[strenuous?] petting
wait, don’t tell me:
shallots in gin
dip ur card into my machine
bob, hold me under the surf
stars, feathers & tassel

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MICHAEL CHANG (they/them) is the author of TOY SOLDIERS (Action, Spectacle, 2024) & THINGS A BRIGHT BOY CAN DO (Coach House Books, 2025). They edit poetry at Fence.

"Michael Chang’s TOY SOLDIERS is a raucous party of personae and proper nouns fucking and frolicking in 'a century’s worth of grime.' It's the impossibly detailed episodic dream you have when you finally sleep after one of those weeklong New York benders that leaves you feeling more alive and more dead than you’ve ever before been. Brazen and blazing, this book may just be 'a perfect blur.'"
—ZOË HITZIG

"Reminiscent of the second generation of The New York School of Poets, Chang offers the evolution of the tradition in TOY SOLDIERS. From front to back, the reader experiences a collision between the quotidian, popular culture and interpretive history. This book is a wild ride of unfiltered vistas. Buckle up!"
—AIREA D. MATTHEWS

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