Two poems by Kelli Russell Agodon celebrate the small details in the natural world that manage to glimmer in spite of climate change, wildfires, and anxiety about the future.
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Four poems
In four poems, Shankar Narayan looks at how his South Asian heritage makes him an outsider in the US--as he takes refuge in the traditional kurta, refuses to change his name, and goes to cut a Christmas tree. Paired with his work is art by Taiwanese/Cantonese American artist Monyee Chau.
Settled/Unsettled
Resettle
to settle again
to start again
to begin all over again
A poem about the immigrant experience by Juliane Okot Bitek.
OG Bird Rescue Man
"Blood is the color that mixes late September.
It tints the concrete of a late sunset mass."
In striking imagery, Robert Lashley's poem imagines a mysterious savior who offers healing to a broken urban neighborhood.
Three poems
In these three poems by an award-winning BC poet and author of seventeen books, nature has a near-magical ability to transform and inspire wonder in those who pay close attention to it.
Ensō
"there is no separation between
her and obliteration when she watches
a juvenile squid, logilo opalescens
expire in the weathered palm of
the retired smokejumper..."
Shin Yu Pai's poem explores mortality and the creation of art in the space where cultures intersect.
Two poems: Shore & Facing the Wind
Two lyrical poems by award-winning poet Russell Thornton explore childhood memories, landscapes of Vancouver, and the mysterious power of the wind.
Sea Star and Ode to a Crow
Two poems by Vancouver's Fiona Tinwei Lam explore human interactions with nature in Cascadia: observations on the endangered sunflower sea stars of the West Coast, and an ode to Canuck, Vancouver's most famous crow.
In the Little Wenatchee Drainage
"we entered ancient forest: grand fir, mountain hemlock,
silver fir. On the forest floor we found the familiar:
wild ginger, twayblade, oak fern, bedstraw."
Seattle poet Martha Silano's poem explores regrowth in a forest touched by fires.
We All Want Marshmallows
"the sky is a black sheep
bleating and I can’t even
see the wolf in the photo
you texted me"
Adèle Barclay's poem of love and letting go on Galiano Island.