Allison Mei-Li

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I have a new poem out in Coffee + Crumbs this week!

Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 36 A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.

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This poem is one of the most personal pieces I’ve ever written. Thank you to everyone in the audience who held it so tenderly.

The world has not been cruel to him yet Allison Mei-Li so he brings leaves to construction workers at the park, holds them out like treasures anyone would be glad to take. The world has not been cruel to him yet, so he lifts his blue-beaded wrist up to everyone we pass, asking, "Do you like my bracelet?" and the only possible answer is: yes. The world has yet to be cruel to him, so he believes there are only two types of people-good and bad-and the bad ones aren't real. The world has not been cruel to him, so when he can't sleep, we list out all the people who love him and when we run out of names, he tells me that the trees love him. Saturn loves him. The sky loves him too. And when he falls asleep on my shoulder, I thank the world for staying soft for him. For giving us a little longer. For not being cruel to him just yet.

I swear my poetry feed wants to make certain friends cry.

Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 28 personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.

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Thank you for such kind words. What an honor to know you felt this ❤️

Wow thank you so much for sharing!

The world has not been cruel to him yet | Rust & Moth so he brings leaves to construction workers at the park, holds them out like treasures anyone would be glad to take. The world has not been cruel to him yet, so he lifts his blue-beaded wrist up to everyone...

New #poetry from Allison Mei-Li: "The world has not been cruel to him yet".

Thank you for choosing this piece! Honored to be in Rust & Moth.

I appreciate it, Kait! Thank you!

Born by Allison Mei-Li VOICEMAIL POEMS · "Born" by Allison Mei-Li I limped around the house,bruised and milk-stained,while my mother whiskedaround the kitchen, steepingteas of ginger and cinnamon,hibiscus,...

Really excited to have this poem in the new issue of Voicemail Poems. Read or listen to it at the link below! @voicemailpoems.bsky.social

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Thank you to @wildscapelit and @mysoullaidbare for publishing my poem “If I Had My Own” in their inaugural issue!