When We Kiss

By Maya Sol Levy, Class of '26

A modular poem capturing the thrill of a new crush. Each row and column forms its own stanza, inviting endless paths of reading. The poem has no fixed beginning or end, just a loop of possibility and feeling.

Accordion-style artist book unfolded against a white background, printed on vivid red paper with black uppercase text across multiple panels reading phrases including “I AM THE KEEPER OF,” “SOME TREASURE,” “PURE HEART WITH NO JURY,” and “MY COMPASS FIXED ALWAYS DUE NORTH,” emphasizing poetic fragments arranged across the folds.

Red accordion-fold book fully extended on a white surface, showing black uppercase poetic text across panels including “A BUTTON THAT POPS FROM PRESSURE,” “BECOMES,” “THE BALL I THROW TO YOU,” and “YOU CATCH ME EVERY-TIME,” with visible creases and layered folds.

Expanded red accordion book displayed front-facing on a white background, featuring black uppercase text fragments such as “ALL UNDONE,” “MY ARMS A WINGSPAN,” “THIS BLUE MEMORY,” “SOME RED REGRET,” and “A DANCER ALONE,” arranged across interconnected folded panels.