So begins Chapati by Nithya Mariam John in her latest book, Kitchen Poems. It’s not just about the beloved, humble chapati.

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“In [Erica] Reid’s Ghost Man on Second, the real ghost man floating through the pages is the sonnet.” I n listing the ...