Evgeniya Dineva

Evgeniya Dineva is a poet from Bulgaria. Her works appear in Oxford Poetry Library, The Hong Kong Review, Ethel, Asian Cha and others. Her debut poetry collection Animals Have No Fathers came out in November 2023. Evgeniya is a fellow of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation for Creative Writing.

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► Evgeniya Dineva's microchap & (selected) poems are available below. Download the PDF by clicking the title.

Origami Microchap with Selected Poems

Greeting Rituals

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Cover: Bobtail pup from

the internet

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Poems first appeared or are forthcoming
in an earlier version:
MiDWaY Journal : Bobby Taylor
The Rubbertop Review : Reverse Autumn

A (Fine) Set of Teeth

The gap between my teeth began growing last month –
September 27th, 8 pm
while you were crossing the street.
The gap was unnoticeable at first so you didn’t see me
when I waved.
But I kept walking and so did my teeth.
They travelled back my gums, and my throat
until there was no space left and I swallowed some.
Others began falling out one by one –
in the sink, down the drain, piling at my feet.
I crushed a molar, canines got stuck in my slippers
and nothing – not even moss – grew out from their bloodied beds.

I still sometimes wonder what will happen if next time you see me.
What if I smiled.

I’m On Cloud Fine

The TV's on and Bobby's been up since
5 am. The last time I called in sick was
Tuesday and my boss thinks of firing me
either way.
Breakfast's gray so I skip it but I bring
my umbrella on my way out.

Clouds never gather unless
there's a storm coming.

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