Bodega Boys – Mahka Eslami Futurepoem and even plant Sage to

and even plant Sage to take home

Co-published with Bilna’es

In his book Ingres and Other Parables

56') follows Bechara’s return to her village

Fayçal Baghriche

Bodega Boys – Mahka Eslami Futurepoem and even plant Sage toMost New Yorkers have a fond, sometimes almost obsessive, relationship with their bodega their local corner store or favorite sandwich shop. In Brooklyn, the person behind the counter is often a Yemeni man. Bodega Boys brings their everyday life to light: working with family, passing knowledge between generations, and navigating life between their roots and New Yorks mosaic of identities. It reveals the invisible lives behind a familiar place, where