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.
Tag: Seattle poetry
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.
Lyric for a day like today
A new poem by Washington state poet laureate Claudia Castro Luna:
Imagine every spoken word/as part of a very large scaffold/that when we hear “hold” and “please”/steel decks, posts and leveling jacks/
shift this way and that