Mediterranean Lyric
“hope is a sea-/ storm’s kindling…”
A poem against borders, by Khairani Barokka.
Mohammad Ali Mirzaei
Portrait of a Girl at the Border Wall
“where do I put her?/ this girl pressed against the border/ this girl swallowing her papers whole…”
A poem against borders, by Sarah Lubala.
Radcliffe Line
“The line/ reincarnating as a fragile ceasefire margin,/ that moves to and fro with glacier tilt”
Poem of the Week (November 30), by Usha Kishore.
Ghost School
“I teach a class to the newly enrolled ghosts…/I make them practice so they won’t be shocked even if they leave no footprints on the
snowfield/ I make them practice falling asleep floating in air/ I teach them such things as how to overcome melancholy inside a coffin…”
By Kim Hyesoon, translated from Korean by Don Mee Choi.