Ecem Yucel

Wishful Thinking

The eighth-grader who secretly reads feminist novels with explicit sex scenes and whose heart has been broken by the boy in classroom 8-B plucks leaves from the...

La Reine Quotidienne

Every day, she wakes up, goes to the bathroom, and wipes the remnants of the night mask from her face. She washes and curls her blonde hair, whose roots must be...
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Ecem Yucel

Ecem Yucel (she/her) is a Turkish-Canadian poet, writer, translator, and interpreter. She holds an MA in World Literatures and Cultures from the University of Ottawa and works as a cultural interpreter. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Evergreen Review, Salamander Magazine, HAD, The Hooghly Review, Maudlin House, Overheard, Stanchion, Autofocus, Gone Lawn, and more. Find her at www.ecemyucel.com or on Twitter: @TheEcemYucel and Instagram: the.ecem.yucel.