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poetry-magazineAfter PlatonovBy Cynthia CruzOver the earthA white bell in the sky,Radiating, like madness.By eleven, there were alreadyYellow horses… Related Audio The MindTime & Brevity
poetry-magazinePoem for My Father [“The sprayed cockroach doesn’t know”]By Kevin PruferThe sprayed cockroach doesn’t knowit’s already dead. It’ll scratch around behind the refrigerator while… Related Audio LivingDeathHealth & IllnessTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazine联系By Ye Hui (叶辉)扁豆与牵牛花散发出一阵淡淡的雨水气味宛如一段关于未来生活的预言一只黑嘴鸟停在谷仓的沉静气息里,而附近破败寺庙的放生池中大鱼生出了小鱼我记得我曾跑向一个庭院它的石阶上有一束被扔弃的枯萎的玖瑰在房里的桌子… Related Audio NatureTime & Brevity
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poetry-magazineThe ConnectionBy Ye Hui (叶辉)Lentils and morning gloriesEmit a faint smell of rainLike a prophecyOn life in the days to comeA black… Related Audio NatureTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineTransfigurationBy Michael DumanisThe person always isbefore the person was,coughing and breathingwith the one throat,smoking and laughing… Related Audio LivingThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationships
poetry-magazineIntersectionBy Lia PurpuraWhile I waitedfall came on.I sat in onebright intersticeand nothingfilled, it wasalready at the brim… Related Audio The MindSolitudeTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineBrinkBy Lia PurpuraMore than enoughis what I keepgetting (and whyand why me?that snowy lineof thought persists)by late … Related Audio The MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & Brevity
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poetry-magazineGeliao StreetBy Yuan XinA little lane, 220 meters long, 6.3 meters wide.Twenty-six years ago, I biked past the west side of … Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineAt the End of the EarthBy JidimajiaAfter leaving a busy dockWe come to a new railway stationWe chase time like this all our livesThe journey… Related Audio LivingTime & BrevityActivitiesTravels & Journeys
poetry-magazineTime Is BlossomingBy Mo FeiAs if sweet olives blossomed again after the first Bailu frost, shadowsTalk, tiger tail grass talks,… Related Audio NatureTime & Brevity
poetry-magazine圪料街By Yuan Xin一条小巷道,长220米,宽6.3米。26年前的早晨,席力图召西侧,骑着单车走过;10年前元宵节的夜晚,步行而过。“圪料街”遗址,瓦屋三间,坍圮的砖坯墙,立在大街正中,柏油马路到这里截断。墙砖摇摇欲坠,… Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsTime & Brevity
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poetry-magazine天涯海角By Jidimajia刚刚离开了繁忙的码头又来到一个陌生的车站一生中我们就这样追寻着时间或许是因为旅途被无数次的重复其实人类从来就没有一个所谓的终点可以告诉你,我是一个游牧民族的儿子我相信爱情和死亡是一种方式而这一切都只会… Related Audio LivingTime & BrevityActivitiesTravels & Journeys