Poem
By Kevin Young
Once, in winter, I was blessed
by lightning, the plane
sudden struck—the boom
of it, the cabin lit up
& then the air
made metal
in my mouth. It’s true,
you can look it up—
we had circled like hell,
_____
trying to land
a good while—
once even descended
through clouds of snow,
earthbound, only
to rise again
the last moment
…
by lightning, the plane
sudden struck—the boom
of it, the cabin lit up
& then the air
made metal
in my mouth. It’s true,
you can look it up—
we had circled like hell,
_____
trying to land
a good while—
once even descended
through clouds of snow,
earthbound, only
to rise again
the last moment
…
Poem
By Asha Futterman
my hands are still my hands
like my grandfather’s hands
are his hands and they
are on the window
attached…
like my grandfather’s hands
are his hands and they
are on the window
attached…
Poem
By Rodney Jones
It was July. I must have been sixteen or seventeen,
And proud to be chosen for a grown man’s work,
Hollowing…
And proud to be chosen for a grown man’s work,
Hollowing…
Poem
By Ellen June Wright
The caregiver calls to tell me about mother,
but I know she hasn’t slept. The security videos
of her restless…
but I know she hasn’t slept. The security videos
of her restless…
Poem
By Mo Fei
Translated By Wang Ping
As if sweet olives blossomed again after the first Bailu frost, shadows
Talk, tiger tail grass talks, only gourds stay silent when pulled from trees
Talking gourds pull and mock us. Time blossoms with its fruit
Before the flowers. This surprising joy happens only once
Wind blows on the roof. Clean words and sentences
Wipe out the last…
Talk, tiger tail grass talks, only gourds stay silent when pulled from trees
Talking gourds pull and mock us. Time blossoms with its fruit
Before the flowers. This surprising joy happens only once
Wind blows on the roof. Clean words and sentences
Wipe out the last…
Watch and Listen
AudioOn this week’s episode, Brittany and Ajanae continue their mini tour of the South in Houston, Texas. Next, they talk with Texas Poet Laureate Lupe Mendez about familial…
