The endangered Serianthes nelsonii sapling on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than forty of the endangered tree species saplings were planted around Andersen by biologists from the U...
Photos: “Skedee” and “Cherokee National Holiday — Tahlequah,” from In The Territories, by Shane Brown
American Indians should stop weeping over
the cruelty
of the trail of tears and th...
Illustration: Dustin Mater
March 1973
Forever. Always. Never-ending. Continuing.
It was snowing in the Southwest, and the wind was cold and harsh the past few days.We...
Winter Sun, 2017, oil on wood panel, by Kay WalkingStick. Courtesy of the artist and June Kelly Gallery
Bless this land from the top of its head to the bottom of its feet
F...
They had to remove it and off we went:
A transparent image of bones chained together;
Half face, three-quarters, full face of the fingers stretched out,
fingers without recognizable lines,
i...
Fin whales in the Svalbard archipelago / Photo by Guillaume Baviere / Flickr
“52”is the moniker given to an unidentified whale (most likely a blue or fin) whose high-pitched voca...
Temple in Varanasi / Photo by Saurabh Chatterjee / Flickr
Spring descends on this city
suddenly
and when it does
a whirl of dust rises from Lehartara
or Manduadih
and coats the tongue
of...
Photo: Courtesy of the Author
As she pleases
after Tropical Storm Ondoy, 2009
If only words dilute sediments at the bottom of my gut; if only a tongue can let this pain hydroplane...
There was a time, a certain weather
where the butterflies danced
paused on the grass to rest
and hear the song of the wind echo.
There was a time, an ardent weather
when the sun shone more stron...
Farol de Combate
This is how, while darkness
drew my profile with its little finger I have learned to see past as Montale saw it,
The obscure thoughts of God descending ...
Photo: Picker H/Flickr
November in Xichang There are cities one won’t see again. – Joseph Brodsky
I.
Only a bearded smile shows below a conical hat
turning men t...
Photo: Brian Ainsworth/Flickr
Borderland (2)
Moored in an estuary of chestnut trees
is the main building – a mother ship.
The sharp-eyed gaze eventually settles,
studying t...
Photo: M. Maggs/Pixabay
La bona educació
L’estiu que complia set anys
li van regalar un estoig de fusta
amb un llapis i una goma.
El llapis, perquè en rosegués la mina
fin...
Photo: Simon Q/Flickr
A patch of sunlight on the wall thin shadows
like worn nets or the snagged stockings
of a voracious lover impair that patch.
Our shoes tap the marble stairs down-d...
PHOTO: Scott Webb/Unsplash
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Tulips and their capricious labia, their indecent appeal.
The absolute shamelessness of the flowers, but also the sinlessness.
The lushness of the earth, as befo...
PHOTO: Florian Wehde / Unsplash
you gave me a black silk chicken
hoping I’d eat it
and get better
you gave me a black silk chicken
because I’ve been unwell
I cooked up the black silk chick...
Lorie Shaull, “Stolperstein” / Flickr
The story begins like this. No. It does not. There is no story. Or, they shoveled a load of speed and shuddered toward the coast. Saltpans. Sparse groupin...
View of the Kukupalong refugee camp near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. / PHOTO: Russell Watkins / UK Department of International Development
“I can be killed here in Bangladesh.
My body can e...
PHOTO: Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash
The meaty gweipo complete slippery scolds assailant aplenty
The meaty miasma of North Point’s postcard avenues, where Big-Leaf Fig base...
PHOTO: Jmoritz320/Pixabay
But a bowl of rice with soy sauce
was your breakfast yesterday.
Colors of foods varied as fate played out
with this resemblance on the table –
Clay-pot sauce pour...
Prelapsarian Bloom: One Day One Life, thread on kite, LED light. Photo courtesy of the author.
[untitled]
a day a life, between death and birth,
under the mo...
PHOTO: Florian Wehde/Unsplash
Tasting Karma
Does the doctor prefer eating an apple
before he announces death? The doctor says:
“Just so—sorry.” Or, he prefers studying an ap...
Press Doorbell Please. PHOTO: Eddie Tay
How I Impress Others with My Cantonese
At a dim sum restaurant
you’ll need to ask for la jiu jeong (chili sauce),
la jiu yeow (chili oil), or...