Eugenia Leigh — How the Dung Beetle Finds Its Way Home

In a poem about how a small moment can help you make a wise decision, Eugenia Leigh finds the strength to go back home after storming out. No self-pity in the poem, just humor and brilliance. She had every reason to leave, and finds every reason to return.
Eugenia Leigh is a Korean American poet and the author of two collections of poetry, Bianca (onbeing.org/programs/eugenia-leigh-how-the-dun…) (Four Way Books, 2023) and Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows (onbeing.org/programs/eugenia-leigh-how-the-dun…) (2014), winner of the Late Night Library's 2015 Debut-litzer Prize in Poetry, as well as a finalist for both the National Poetry Series and the Yale Series of Younger Poets. She currently serves as a poetry editor at The Adroit Journal and as the Valentines Editor at Honey Literary, a BIPOC-focused literary journal and literary arts organization.
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