James Penha, Indonesia

Introducing  : Expat New Yorker  James Penha   (he/him🌈) has lived for the past three decades in Indonesia. His story collection  Queer As Folk Tales  was published by Deep Desires Press in October 2025. His chapbook of poems  American Daguerreotypes is available for Kindle. Penha edits  The New Verse News , an online journal of current-events poetry. Bluesky: @jamespenha.bsky.social

new red rice weeps like an adolescent willow

December 3rd 2025