These poems are published connected to a project supported by the DC Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. Ruchel Limbos was a participant in Day Eight's 2026 AAPI reading and craft workshop...
Lady Liberty Finds
Sand Dollars in Coronado
I pay no
attention to lovers twined
around each
other like ropes on
sailboat
masts. My eyes avoid their
youth, fixed
instead on
the
afternoon horizon—the swath...
A Kind of Spring
The best time to fall in love
is when you share your greatest fear
with someone who isn’t listening.
There’s a decent chance that
will...
My work is better when I create on the spot, but the disadvantage is that I usually don’t remember the choreography after it’s been taught. This is sometimes frustrating for the dancers, but we work collaboratively, and I trust them to take responsibility for the material after it leaves my body.