Poems

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  • SHINE, NOT BURN

    Just at that point
  • LETTERS FROM EDINBURGH

    some deluge loafing letter
  • EPHEBE WITH CYPRIPEDIUM

    Sweet ephebe, dear good friend,
  • Destinations

    Why is it that the memory my mind chose
  • Poetry: A Mirror, a Pencil and an Envelope. Seven Minutes with D. Nurkse and Nancy Mitchell

    In this candid interview, D. Nurkse reflects on a long life in poetry and political activism
  • The Etymology of “Alaasa” [علاسة]

    In 2006, the word
  • Going Out Staying In

    I’ve done the math of staying in bed,
  • In the Waiting Room | City of Bridges

    Light poured
  • JANUARY

    This longing for him the choke in my throat again —
  • On My Diagnosis of Pulsatile Tinnitus

    Ever since I started hearing my heart
  • Tolstoi Learned to Ride a Bike at an Age When Most of Us Cash in Chips by Annette Barnes & Stuart Friebert

    There we were, watching the parade, while he climbed up
  • Sicily, 1992

    Etna’s lava shone against the gloom,