Return I want to go back, but not go back to my house. I want to go back to my hometown. Go home, back to the arms of my family. Go back to foods that I miss – the blue of kerabu rice, the fragrance of nasi lemak with spicy sambal. I miss that so much. Now I am in…
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Norman P Franke: After Gabrielle
After Gabrielle (Einstein in Berlin, whale sex, angry heavenly waters) Cyclone. Rain since 5 a.m. in a tiny house, a former post bus without wheels. The Tasman Sea in tears. Drumming and sighing. Flash floods crash from the awning onto the riveted barrel vault of the roof. The sea disappeared in a rainy haze. Ancient Kahikateas in the valley swaying.…
Chang Shih Yen and Jamshid Alinasab: Ramadan Rubaiyat
\"رباعی رمضان\" \"پرستو کماندار و جمشید علی نسب\" من با خود رازی دارم: گز اصفهان نگاهش داشتم از نوروز تا رمضان خواب آلود، سحری همراه با خانواده سریع خوردم، قبل از صدای اذان با طلوع آفتاب اما بودم من گرسنه نه غذا، نه انرژی، نه آب، تشنه ی تشنه ساعتها و دقایق را می شمارم تا افطار تا هدیه کنم…
Kirsten Le Harivel: Washing the dishes
Faccio io, dice la donna, the husband steps aside. Faccio io, dice la donna, the son steps aside. Faccio io, dice la donna, the brother steps aside. Faccio io, dice la figlia, La donna steps aside. Kirsten Le Harivel is a writer, curator and programmer of creative writing workshops, courses and retreats. Shelter, her debut poetry collection came out in…
Chang Shih Yen: My identity is like my sanity
Hanging by a thread, my sanity. I lost the threads of my mind up in the skies. Somewhere.
Jeanette Goode and Sumika Saito: A little blue journey, from Aotearoa to Japan
A Little Blue is a children’s picture book originally designed for reluctant readers but it has proven to have a much wider appeal.