Category: Poems

To my daughter

POEM: Akka Ballenger Constantin brings us an English-Romanian poem in which she describes to her daughter the things she has never told her.

POEM: In his first English-language poem, Sanjaya Fernando describes how a smile can lead to lasting connections between culturally-different people.

POEM: Jasmine Soukieh discusses the cumulative effects of persistent othering.

POEM: Kaya Lattimore explores her bloodline in the stories of her ancestors, seeking out the breadth and depth of her history.

POEM: Vesna Cvjeticanin shares with us her award-winning poem, “Uspomene”, reflecting on the way memories can be fickle despite our best efforts.

POEM: Amala Jayasekara imagines the impact of migration on a child, through the eyes and mind of her daughter.

POEM: Ray Mardia explores the transience of difference.

POEM: Jasmine Soukieh shares a poem touching on the mix of thoughts, feelings and assumptions involved in less-familiar language settings.

REFLECTION / POEM: Akka Ballenger Constantin reflects on the experience of “sitting” simultaneously between and within cultures.

POEM: Kaya Lattimore wrangles with the turbulent complexity of the question “where are you from?”.