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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  • points

  • to

  • death

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What I’m Reading Right Now

As of March 12, 2026

Right now, I’m reading As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. I feel back to my undergrad roots! I know this book is infamously a little tough, and it’s definitely a bit of a case of dusting off the ol’ close reading muscles. Part of me picked it up because 1) it’s a classic, and 2) I really just wanted to delve into something that would force me to slow down and think harder!