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John Guzlowski: Two poems about my mother

My mother still remembers
The long train to Magdeburg
the box cars
bleached gray
by Baltic winters

December 11, 2025 · 17 Comments

Jean Toomer: Harvest Song

My ears are caked with dust of oat-fields at harvest-time.

October 18, 2024 · 8 Comments

Jianqing Zheng: The Dog Years of Reeducation (excerpt)

When the sampan glides to shore, the bird lands back on the shoulder of the rowing girl while lotus leaves whisper in the morning sunshine.

March 21, 2024 · 4 Comments

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