The Funeral
An altar with Ah-gong’s face.
Oranges, apples
And incense wafting.
Am engulfed by memories
Of your ghostly spirit here.
Christine C. Hsu
(she/her)
Christine C. Hsu is a playwright, essayist, and poet based in San Francisco. Her plays have been performed by the Negro Ensemble Company, Crafton Hills College, Houston Community College - Stafford, The Pear Theatre, Enterwine, and The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco. She has been published by The Bold Italic, xoJane, KQED, ABC News Radio Online, Yellow Arrow Journal, Lunchbox Moments, Slipform Poetry Anthology 2020, Mixed Mag, DropOut Literary Magazine, NonBinary Review, Nonwhite and Woman Anthology, and Red Ogre Review. The Writers Grotto of San Francisco selected her as a 2022 Rooted and Written Fellow for Screenplay.