Fieldwork by Derek Chan
“A shadow cries out sharply. / The wind outside tries to tear / out the world, as red petals drip / open the sky.” — Derek Chan
Grief by Victoria Chang
“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang
Prayer Bones by Ian William Douglas
“The nights were fathomless; the wind, the low hills / Dwindling. The unforgiving light was your own.” — Ian William Douglas
Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain by Li Po
"We sit together, the mountain and me, / until only the mountain remains." — Li Po
Writing by William Allingham
"Most books, indeed, are records less / Of fulness than of emptiness." – William Allingham
Balance by Adam Zagajewski
“I thought about you and about the emptiness / that can promise one thing only: plenitude—” — Adam Zagajewski
Psalm and Lament by Donald Justice
"The clocks are sorry, the clocks are very sad. / One stops, one goes on striking the wrong hours." — Donald Justice
