Heritages I believe Dostoyevsky never had a grandmother to tell him fabulous tales of the past as did Fuentes, Allende, those of rich heritage. What flashed through his mind awaiting the firing squad’s fake bullets? during his father’s beatings? He lived the past he wrote us, as did Tolstoy. And what will our grandchildren tellContinue reading “3 poems for Ukraine. by Carol Hamilton”
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War Crimes. a poem by Lisa Reynolds
WAR CRIMES After discovery of Mass grave of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine (Source: CNN, April 4, 2022) Deny, deny, deny That’s what he does, Tells others to do But bodies are unearthed Bagged, tagged – in daylight No tents, no screens No deception, no deceit War is war is war Crime is crime is crimeContinue reading “War Crimes. a poem by Lisa Reynolds”
3 poems for Ukraine. by Adrienne Stevenson
Sisters, 1906 inspired by the painting “Carousel”, by Olexandr Murashko (Ukraine) 1906 the day before our trip to Odesa that day of endings and beginnings my sister and I went to the fair dressed in our best shawls long skirts flowing over backs of wooden steeds, the carousel would remain when we had left butContinue reading “3 poems for Ukraine. by Adrienne Stevenson”
What Will Be Remembered. a poem by The Reverend Ngwa Hosea Ambe Nchesi
What Will Be Remembered Sow the seeds that will sprout And grow into fruit-breaking trees While you’re alive. For your works will define you When this candle is put off. For when you’re gone And in that little box lie In that lonely corner of the world Your own little portion Of the earth beneath,Continue reading “What Will Be Remembered. a poem by The Reverend Ngwa Hosea Ambe Nchesi”
In the Slips. a poem by Pratibha Castle
In the Slips While the world watches Violetta, clad in years the measure of a week, journeys from Odessa with her doll and cat and a Grandma her face a crumpled map of lifetime drills framed by a scarf the color of losing urges a boy soldier put this flower in your pocket hopes hisContinue reading “In the Slips. a poem by Pratibha Castle”
3 poems for Ukraine. by Katia Kapovich
Chronicles of this war In February the world became silent like a mouse, you open a comp to see a falling house, an old man embracing what is left, a puppy, while in the background burns a flying canopy that somehow flew through the broken window glass. So the old man takes an empty bottle,Continue reading “3 poems for Ukraine. by Katia Kapovich”
Ancestral Home. a poem by Olga Stein
Ancestral Home My mother’s and my father’s parents, babushki, dedushki, cousins galore were born in Ukraine, in towns and cities, whose names make up familial lore. Odessa, Zhytomyr, Kyiv — known to me places comprise a timeline, whole lines of descent that emanate from memories, where half-familiar faces return and sweeten them like a belovedContinue reading “Ancestral Home. a poem by Olga Stein”
Another thing about a war. a poem by Nina Kossman
Another thing about a war Another thing about a war (besides the thing we all know, the one about killing) is that, once it begins, you have no right to talk about small things, such as koalas, trees, melting ice, poems, and paintings, which, when you think about it, are worth talking about more thanContinue reading “Another thing about a war. a poem by Nina Kossman”
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