The Poetry by Zachary Forrest y Salazar

The Poetry

by Zachary Forrest y Salazar

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26 August, 2025

2024.55

puh-TAY-to puh-TAH-toh

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar

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A kid where a Teen Mania shirt crowdsurfing. Everyone has a fake smile emoji on their face.

5 August, 2025

2025.24

I blinked and it was the end of summer.

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar

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The cover of The Diaspora Sonnets by Oliver de la Paz

29 July, 2025

2025.19

Jury duty was real fun.

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar

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A statue representing the scales of justice.

15 July, 2025

2025.17

Poetry prompt: Bring Andrea back from the dead.

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar

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Portrait of a dog against a yellow background with a sad look in their eye.

8 July, 2025

2025.13

Baby, I'm going to Bread Loaf (and other things).

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar

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I'm at AWP, so it seemed like a good time to catch up on my most recent rejections.

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar March 26, 2025

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A crumpled up piece of paper thrown on the ground

This was something I used to post on Instagram, where I process my recent rejections in public. Rejections are a rite of passage and talking about them tells the ones with you, coming behind you—I was here.

By Zachary Forrest y Salazar February 15, 2025

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