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.
Category: Poetry
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.
Three poems
Three poems by Seattle-based poet Anastacia-Renee explore issues of the body, hunger, and writing as a single black mother. Featuring illustrations by Seattle artist Carol Rashawnna Williams.
Settled/Unsettled
Resettle
to settle again
to start again
to begin all over again
A poem about the immigrant experience by Juliane Okot Bitek.
Inauguration Day
"When the man took office
I was driving down the road in another country—
Cascadia, warm wet slide along the western wall."
Melinda Price Wiltshire's poem captures impressions of the Pacific Northwest at a moment of profound change.
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.
Ode to the Stump
British Columbia poet Howard White's poem is a vivid appreciation of notched old-growth stumps and the silent legacy of logging and previous generations they represent.
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.