Poetry by Jenny Wong
Trees & Teeth
When I am asked
Why are you so quiet –
even trees hold their memories
hushed, ringed
in their bodies,
each year
layered
in trunks,
humming
in a frequency
unmeasurable in syllables
until someone comes along
– a roaring saw
teeth
demanding
answers.
JENNY WONG is a writer, traveler, and occasional business analyst. Her favorite places to wander are Tokyo alleys, Singapore hawker centers, and Parisian cemeteries. Her work was selected for Best Microfiction 2025 and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction, and The Forward Prize – Best Single Poem (Written). Her debut chapbook is “Shiftings & Other Coordinates of Disorder” (Pinhole Poetry, 2024). She resides in Canada near the Rocky Mountains where she makes short poetry films and plans her next adventures. Visit her website: jenwithwords.opencorners.ca or find her on Instagram/X/Bluesky: @jenwithwords.
