Butterfly (poem)

Preserved

I was at a market the other day with my friend when we stopped to admire a collection of beautiful Japanese plants on sale.

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Beneath the Blinking Bouts

“Do you wear contacts?”

One Day, I Will Return (poem)

I am an immigrant. Having lived in the United States for twelve years, it is strange to think that, say…

Fleeting Beauty

Like myself, I know you’ve felt the weight of COVID.

Queer fear

A dorm-mate, dark eyes, bared teeth
big boned 
glared at me, turned to me seething
“you touch me and Iwill kill you.”
I smelled danger
though quipped
“Don’t flatter yourself”
I steered clear for months.

What are we doing about all of this?

So I know in these politically emotionally and physically violent times, with attacks on our identities, our values, and our hope for an inclusive critically thinking society, that we have our own ways of navigating it. Writing, art, dialogue, protest, dialogue…

We’re still here

This weekend I went to see Holly Near at a great venue in Saratoga Springs. The crowd was definitely some of my most familar people. At the end of her amazing two set show, she sang a song we all joined in on. The verses were about some of the outrageous things we are all dealing with from the far right —…

Subtle movements

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