Rigel Portales Rigel Portales is the poetry editor of Malate Literary Folio and a reader for Palette Poetry. Fortunately, his works have appeared or are soon to appear in Kritika Kultura, Nat. Brut Magazine, and Cha: An Asian Literary Journal; his poetry chapbook, DEAD BOYS MAKE THE BEST MEN, is forthcoming from FlowerSong Press.

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Rigel Portales

Pia, Peter, or Pete thrifting truffles for Tristan, methylphenidate for Miriam & her ADHD, Angel’s HD Olympus Mark III opening to oleanders in Isaac’s isopropyl clarity, Hans handing a handkerchief over to Virgil on the verge of vomiting, Pat patting her pistil, Sol stabbing his stamen, Raisa & Ralph & Ram rising out of bed & beading sweat & Seth seeping semen, Kirsten coming out of her coma for Faith...