Ryner LaiIn Defense of Taylor Swift’s Genius on The Tortured Poets DepartmentTo be a poet means to abide by the rules of poetry: your lines must be short and concise and yet be able to conjure worlds and evoke…4 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Ryner LaiHospital MemoriesDedicated to my dear friend Dinny Liew and his family2 min read·Feb 18, 2024----
Ryner LaiAfterAfter the event Your body removed The charcoal cleared from your car The black events proceeded to a sergeant’s timing First, the wake: Men…2 min read·Jan 11, 2024----
Ryner LaiGrand State TreeIt was a grand state tree The masters and the rulers would come and invariably say “See this sturdy trunk and these virile branches This…1 min read·Oct 19, 2023--1--1
Ryner LaiRubiconYou are in a beige waiting room Sitting on a plastic chair1 min read·Sep 30, 2023----
Ryner LaiLingerBy the still waters Won’t you linger for a moment To digress, stop, remember?1 min read·Sep 30, 2023----
Ryner LaiColoursIt was always, first, blue: Young, breathless, free The blue of sinless skies; A riot of sturdy yearning.1 min read·Sep 30, 2023----
Ryner LaiTenderShe looks at her tender little boy Swaddling in a blanket too big for him Serenely at rest, barely a stir1 min read·Jul 28, 2023----