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David Xiang

David is a 2nd year medical student at Harvard Medical School, aspiring to be a physician-writer. He was awarded the 2019 Lloyd McKim Garrison Prize in Poetry, awarded to a Harvard undergraduate for the best poem. In 2015, David served as a National Student Poet, the nation’s highest honor for youth poets. At Harvard College, he studied under Pulitzer Prize winner Jorie Graham and poet Josh Bell.

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Short Fiction

The Impossibility of Sharing

David Xiang

It was cold on the rooftop when the meteor shower began. I had brought a blue fleece blanket, and through the veneer of excessive shivering I draped it over us. Our shoulders touched, and I looked ... [+]

Long Story Short Award 2022 - Short Fiction
Poetry

Facts of life

David Xiang

Curiously the day begins without you.
Not in a sudden fit of forgetfulness,
but in the way a ... [+]

Long Story Short Award 2022 - Poetry