Arah Ko reads her poem “Magpie 까치” from Shō No. 4 (Winter 2024).
Arah Ko is a writer from Hawai’i and the author of Brine Orchid (Yes Yes Books 2025) and the chapbook Animal Logic (Bull City Press 2026). Her work is published or forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Ninth Letter, The Threepenny Review, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere. She received her M.F.A. in creative writing from the Ohio State University and is a Ph.D. student in creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. Catch her at arahko.com.