Poetry

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Summer Assistant Editor Arah Ko: How much do small interactions shape our lives? In Che’s poem, a brief brush with a coffee shop barista becomes a portal through which we can ponder distance and proximity. The poem asks the devastating question, “How many times have I mistaken closeness / for love?” The physical nearness of …