“Night Questions” by Sumita Chakraborty
Night Questions When does the moon turn full? When I tell it stories of love. … Continue Reading
“I Am For… (Statement, 1961) by Claes Oldenburg
Artist Claes Oldenburg wrote this manifesto in 1961 for the catalogue of an exhibition at Martha Jackson Gallery called Environments, Situations, Spaces. However, Oldenburg didn’t like the term ‘manifesto’. He dubbed the piece a “literary… Continue Reading
“Without” by Joy Harjo
Without The world will keep trudging through time without us When we lift from the story contest to fly home We will be as falling stars to those watching from the edge Of grief and… Continue Reading
“The Kookaburras” by Mary Oliver
The Kookaburras In every heart there is a coward and a procrastinator. In every heart there is a god of flowers, just waiting to stride out of a cloud and lift its wings. The kookaburras,… Continue Reading
“Washing Dishes” by Thích Nhất Hanh
Washing Dishes “If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we… Continue Reading
“tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers” by Ana Paula Inácio
tomorrow i'll buy some red trousers tomorrow I’ll buy some red trouserssince I have absolutely nothing to lose:I counted, one by one, all the stairs,I know how many times I turned the key,I underlined the… Continue Reading
“Life” by Marilyn Monroe
Life Life— I am of both your directions Existing more with the cold frost Strong as a cobweb in the wind Hanging downward the most Somehow remaining Those beaded rays have the colors I’ve seen… Continue Reading