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5 Questions

December 11, 2016

Why great? 2. Why a figure? 3. Where is the rain? 4. Who was on fire?    5.What now?   …

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Science of Arthur Sze’s “Ten Thousand to One”

November 11, 2016

Ten Thousand to One by Arthur Sze is another one of those poems I come back to over and over, …

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The Darwin Sonnets: Writing thru the Voyage of the Beagle

October 22, 2016

I’ve started a new writing project, a series of sonnets inspired by Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle. I am not …

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Love a Fortress: The Paper Nautilus and Logarithmic Structure in Marianne Moore’s Poetry

July 30, 2016

Marianne Moore’s poetry is filled with naturalist observations; of glaciers, chameleons, whales, elephants, lions, fish, peacocks, snails, and in the …

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Light the Dark Chamber: Kay Ryan’s Pinhole

February 14, 2016

Kay Ryan’s tiny poems are consistent in their short lines and great depth. As if a commentary on the size …

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Linnaeus : The 26 Sexual Practices of Plants- Emily Skillings

January 13, 2015

   Linnaeus is given a flower to/hold, memorizes pictures by/their sounds, and is refused/access to a vital world of/touch. Lines …

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Powder Keg Cosmos: Engage with the Universe

December 22, 2014

Cosmos: n. The universe seen as a well-ordered whole, a harmonious system.  Powder Keg Magazine’s bonus issue Cosmos has a …

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poem: Tell Them

September 25, 2014

Originally posted on Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner:
Tell Them I prepared the package for my friends in the states the dangling earrings woven…

Marshall Island Poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner: Honor your Mother (UN Summit on Climate Change)

September 23, 2014

We are drawing the line here Because we baby are going to fight– Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Kathy Jetnil Kijiner UN Climate …

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Building Blocks: Brenda Iijima & Annie Won on the Chemicals that Make us Ill

September 19, 2014

Once when /building block /Once when/nuclei/Once when/mitochondrial/When the town w(as)/historical/When the town w(as) prosperous/mountainous  From Brenda Iijima & Annie Won …

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