Listen to Jae Nichelle read “alternate timeline” from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
“I began this poem thinking about the cyclical nature of time, specifically relating to my matrilineage and my family’s fraught relationship with the bodies of water around us as Louisianians. We face the persistent threats of floods and hurricanes while relying on unsafe water sources to survive.”
– Jae Nichelle
Louisiana-born Jae Nichelle (she/her) is the author of God Themselves (Andrews McMeel, 2023) and the chapbook The Porch (As Sanctuary) (YesYes Books, 2019). Read more at jaenichelle.com.
This poem is featured in Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
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