The Tail Bone of Columbia Road (walk with me, vol. 5)

Below, the fifth installment in the "walk with me" series: a place-based set of story-poems observing and living streets and corners across Boston and…

Nov 12 • 

Alula Hunsen

October 2025

But graf, it can't save you

I published an essay on graf/street art in Boston Art Review's new print issue last week! below: mostly short stories & vignettes; reflections on the…

Oct 29 • 

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Massachusetts Avenue (walk with me, vol. 4)

Another story-poem about a place in Boston. In between Melnea Cass Boulevard and Huntington Avenue, Mel King's old South End struggles against its…

Oct 9 • 

Alula Hunsen

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May 2025

Grave Digging

I haven't been able to write much beyond my master's thesis recently (successfully defended); when I did get free moments, poetry was what came. I…

May 30 • 

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February 2025

ETA

I'd love to share with you all a short story penned by the wonderfully talented GG Flores--a dear friend--and edited by me. Enjoy this transit-laden…

Feb 18 • 

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Alula Hunsen

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October 2024

Urban Renewal for Negro Approval: The Skyrise for Harlem plans, designed by June Jordan and Buckminster Fuller

Happy fall!! I wanted to repurpose something I wrote for class last year into a bit of urban design criticism; read on for an exploration, and critique…

Oct 20, 2024 • 

Alula Hunsen

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August 2024

I'll get you next time/What happened to that boy?

a double feature! The first half, a poem on 'the (neo)liberal/masculine relationship promise'; a poem from an asshole's perspective. The second, further…

Aug 10, 2024 • 

Alula Hunsen

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May 2024

808s

a free-verse poem to kick off the year!

Published on Off My Dome • May 24, 2024

Butterfly divine

I promise I'll have some essays back on this page 🔜 😭 in the meantime: yet another poem, inspired by a recent performance of (Black…

May 20, 2024 • 

Alula Hunsen

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April 2024

February 2024

Cambridge, Mass ("walk with me" series, vol. 3)

something or other. Thinking about crafting a place-based series of short story-poem hybrids (tentatively titled, "walk with me") as I'm midway through…

Feb 25, 2024 • 

Alula Hunsen

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January 2024

808s

a free-verse poem to kick off the year!

Jan 14, 2024 • 

Alula Hunsen

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