on heritage: when were you first aware of your splitting? / on splitting: when were you first aware of your heritage

by Rukan Saif

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BIO: Rukan Saif is a poet and essayist from Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in wildness, The Rumpus, Hayden's Ferry Review, Shō, and elsewhere. A Pushcart Prize and Best New Poets nominee, she has received generous support from Brooklyn Poets and The Juniper Institute. She lives in Baltimore.