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.

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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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nighttime routine
nighttime routine

Tonight
I will make, eat, and put away a dish.
I’ll do three verbs to one object
while somewhere, a girl of 30
who likes food and turns of phrases just the same
looks for her place in a sentence that isn’t a footnote or the end.

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What I’m Reading Right Now

As of May 14, 2026

Right now, I’m reading The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali. I don’t think I need to stress the importance of reading marginalized voices, especially now. I’ve been enjoying this story about female friendship and female rights, and finding such a deeper reverence for Persian culture.