Thank you so much, Rust & Moth, for publishing my new poem “The Smudge.” I’m truly grateful to see it included in the Summer 2026 issue.
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So grateful to see my new poem “Quiet Turning” published in Rust & Moth.
Thank you so much, Rust & Moth, for giving this poem a home.
New #poetry from Youtao Cao: "The Smudge".
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The mirror doesn’t wait. It gathers whatever the morning leaves behind— a stripe of sun sliding across its edge, dust lifting like tiny lanterns before drifting back down. A sleeve passes, and the...
The mirror doesn’t wait. It gathers whatever the morning leaves behind— a stripe of sun sliding across its edge, dust lifting like tiny lanterns before drifting back down. A sleeve passes, and the gla...
Leaves loosen their grip with the confidence of dancers who know the floor will meet them. They spin down in quiet spirals, each a small, deliberate goodbye brushed in fire. The air sharpens— crisp...
The mirror doesn’t wait. It gathers whatever the morning leaves behind— a stripe of sun sliding across its edge, dust lifting like tiny lanterns before drifting back down. A sleeve passes, and the...
