Adegboyega Kayowa, a teacher and copy editor, lives with two German Shepherds and two neurotic cats. Her work has appeared in The Literary Hatchet, Queen’s Quarterly, and elsewhere.
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All Ears to Heaven
04-30-2026
A poem.
Illustration by Haley Jiang
Who knows why you’re praying with such openness—
maybe it’s the bell’s calling, maybe it’s the rising
of quiet new faith.