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Ariel Yelen

Ariel Yelen is a poet whose work has been published in Poetry, BOMB, the American Poetry Review, Washington Square Review, and other magazines. “All morning, tax evasion” appears in the collection I Was Working (Princeton 2024).

All morning, tax evasion

In the subway station liquid Drops on our heads While the F train never comes Trash overflows Outside the marble university   Utopia’s attainable but pressing On truth where it’s tender Results in feeling metal Bands around your heart snap open It’s pretty ...