Hi, I’m Michelle. I reside in Southern California, but you can find me curled up next to a good book anywhere.

Find poems and essays here. I hope you like them.

Thanks for stopping by. <3

michelle han-taylor

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Motherland
Motherland

For as long as I have known my mother, I have never really known my mother. First, there was the language barrier. Not the English–Korean language barrier, but a far more complicated one.

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poems are for Good
poems are for Good

poems are for Good

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  • bullet

  • points

  • to

  • death

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What I’m Reading Right Now

As of March 4, 2026

Right now, I’m reading Tilt by Emma Pattee. I can’t remember how I came across this title other than just feeling somewhat drawn to it on the table at my Barnes and Noble. There’s something incredibly refreshing about her voice, and it actually feels a little reminiscent to how I write! Call me biased, but I’m enjoying it. Ha.