Poetry

This Was a Person

I watch a man caught in the crook of another man’s arm die again and…

Foreign

Chinese virus. Disaster, chaos, beware of the Chinese virus. News report: another Asian American fallen…

The Black Woman in America

The life of a Black Woman in America The most disrespected person So much weighs…

Invisible

I became forgotten long ago In my homeland, in Seoul Orphaned and alone I was…

A Forest of Hope

The dull roar of the Pacific behind her, Hideko Tamura Snider, has planted ginkgos, whose…

In Gun We Trust

In these troublesome times, Certainly God forgives our fears And admits we deserve protection. After…

Love This Way of Doing Winter

When I was young, a blizzard snowed us in for a week. My house was…

A Shattered Blue

To M. W. Nighthawks, nighttime, look at them strolling along, Trying to drag off a…

Run

My body ached for it, Curling towards anything that radiated warmth, And there was an…

Black Thursday

What offerings can we make for the dead at our table of bounty and empty…

Higher Ground

We’re moving to higher ground, they say, As our island sinks slowly into the sea,…

Cognitive Dissonance

I went on a walk where no one was wearing masks. I petted a dog.…

A City Irony

The cold sun rises on the empty square; No occupants now where the ground is…

FACE YOUR WISH

Union Square 14 Street, the man plays in a subway, he plays well and looks…

Baseball, America, Yankees: A Photo Journal

We arrived at the Court Deli Restaurant early that morning for coffee and breakfast  and…