Kenton K. Yee’s poems appear in The Kenyon Review, Threepenny Review, Cincinnati Review, Plume Poetry, RHINO, Rattle, Best New Poets 2026 (forthcoming), Best Microfiction 2026, and elsewhere. His debut chapbook is forthcoming in 2027 from Bull City Press. Writing from Northern California, Yee holds a PhD in theoretical physics from UCLA and law and economics degrees from Stanford. Find Kenton on Instagram @‌kentonkyeepoet, Facebook @scrambled.k.eggs, and X @leanpig.

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The Sixth and Imperfect Tense

By KENTON K. YEE

In / avocado oil. With little pistachios. So many possibilities.