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Author: Mitch Sisskind
The cabby’s black eyes bounce between the car-clogged street and his rearview. My family? In Palestine? Are they all right? Chopped to bits, my question hangs between his swaying beads and me. See what I have seen, his eyes grip mine. Grandfather – in his hut. My father – in our yard. An uncle –…
Rugged, ragged, thread bare, shocking, We all have these Unmentionables hidden in our lives. Everyone just tries to pretend they are made of pure unblemished silk. The post Unmentionables | Edgar Law appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
To whom it may concern I tender my resignation I will no longer fetch For though lashings Have lessened canines There is still bite In this old dog My shoes are hard And I shall dance for you No longer Whispers in the dark Will gain decibels in the light Your failed attempts To cut…
Adrie Kusserow’s The Trauma Mantras, a memoir in prose poems, explores the warp and weft of existence as she examines Buddhism, American culture, and global refugees.Trained in comparative religion and cultural anthropology, Kusserow is a Professor of Anthropology at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont. In this brilliant collection, she critiques Western conceptions of trauma and…
scullery noon spinach frost bloom samosa mountain spade The post Fahrenheit Zebra | Susan N. Aassahde appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
With the exception of Dustin Hoffman’s role in 1988’s Rain Man, a great many representations of autism in fiction, particularly in Hollywood movies, focus on autistic children and young adults. The inevitability that people with autism are bound to face the responsibilities of adulthood is something that filmmakers often sidestep or overlook altogether. As…
