Poetry
Spring 2013
Under the Great Ice Sheet
From the Burmese. Under the great ice sheet A great country has been buried alive. Under the great country A great church where God no longer shelters. Under the […]
Poetry
Spring 2013
Slightly Lopsided but a More Accurate Portrait
From the Burmese. I'm an idiot Just kidding I'm an idiot With a seismograph of a brain recording the earthquake only after the disaster With laughter breaking out […]
Poetry
Spring 2013
Vuvuzela
From the Burmese. I am you We sing We dance We bootleg Our image reflects on a black mirror Is this really life? It's very sweet To scenic slopes […]
Poetry
Spring 2013
Lullaby for a Night
From the Burmese. His smile flashes like a pocketknife. In the very first nook of my extending right hand Cultures are forged … You have pretended not To […]
Poetry
Spring 2013
Harbor
From the Burmese. They will land here. A tree or two or three. A ship or two or three. Sceneries will land. Fortuities will land. Towns and villages will […]
Poetry
Spring 2013
Weather Forecast
From the Burmese. In the year after Lent intercalated, mid-monsoon will be good. Sparrows build their nests a little early, early monsoon will be good. Padauks in bloom from […]