Tanya L. Young

MULATTA

I want to ask (her)

White woman,

Can you see yourself in me?

Can you grow out of pastures, pressed by intuition?

I’d ask (say)

White woman,

How far can you go till’

you grow near me?

Come down to my plot of land, my mother

was your color, too.

But your ships are empty

and still too full to ride.

Tanya L. Young is a poet based in the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in the arts and psychology. With this unique combination she attempts explore the world around her through poetry. Full Profile

Tanya L. Young is a BIPOC writer and visual artist. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Washington University (2023). Her visual and written work has been featured in publications such as Stonecoast Review, Salt Hill, New York Quarterly and others. She was the 2022-2023 Poetry Editor for Bellingham Review and is a staff reader for TriQuarterly and The Maine Review... Full Profile