Paige Eaton
Paige Eaton is a poet who is currently teaching English in South Korea. She is originally from Rochester, New York. Her work has appeared in Word of Mouth, Dark Entries, Does it Have Pockets, and is forthcoming in the Long Winded Anthology, and her poem “The Itaewon Tragedy was a Pentadecagon,” won honorable mention for the 2023 Anna Sonder Prize for Poetry. Her recent work focuses on surreal and dream-like experiences. Paige recommends the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.
I licked a stripe down my own skin, savoring the saltiness of
being human. We are creatures of the sea; my hands once
hauled me out of inky black water. I am not a creation myth.