Ae Hee Lee 
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The Moment   

A tiny beetle
at the falls of Iguazu
 
raises its emerald feet over
the wreckage of rocks, praises
 
the moisture in the air
through the stillness
of its carapace.
 
I’m jealous: My hands are
busy working
the camera.

 

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Born in South Korea and raised in Peru, Ae Hee Lee is the author of ASTERISM, selected by John Murillo for the 2022 Dorset Prize, and the poetry chapbooks Bedtime || Riverbed, Dear bear, and Connotary, the last of which was selected as the winner for the 2021 Frost Place Chapbook Competition. Ae Hee is a Just Buffalo Literary Center Fellow, Adroit Journal Gregory Djanikian Scholar, and a recipient of the James Olney Award by The Southern Review. She has received scholarships and honors from the Academy of American Poets, AWP, Bread Loaf, and Sewanee Writers’ Conference, among others.