Category Archives: Poems
Nature Aria
by Yi Lei translated by Tracy K. Smith and Changtai Bi Autumn wind chases in [...]
UKRAINE
bombs drop like rain in thunderstorms buildings crushed like stones beneath a hammer lives shattered [...]
What Kind of Times Are These
By Adrienne Rich There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows [...]
THE LOVE OF A DOG
To my grand dogs There is something in those eyes a light that shines from [...]
A SEARCH IN MARCH
A call in March, By the honoring blooms, A time to vanish wrath, A time [...]
A Light exists in Spring
By Emily Dickinson A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any [...]
I lived in the first century of world wars
By Muriel Rukeyser I lived in the first century of world wars. Most mornings I [...]
Life’s Scars
They say the world is round, and yet I often think it square, So many [...]
NIGHT FINDER
Always – to Don There are those who make discoveries at night who [...]
SCAFFOLDING
Masons, when they start upon a building, Are careful to test out the scaffolding; Make [...]