The world, though, thrives on order and rules,
a symphony conducted with traditional tools.
Chaos reigns where structures fall,
in rhyme and life, a lesson for us all.
Prose, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
Bio:
Jenny Li Chen is a Chinese Canadian writer and poet based in Vancouver. Her work appears in Grain, Canadian Literature, and Mantis (Stanford University), among other publications. Shortlisted for the 2024 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize by PRISM international, she holds an MFA from the University of King’s College.