Poem of the Month: AAPI Climate Activist and Poet Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner’s The Butterfly Thief
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner calling on us to protect her beloved but threatened Marshall Islands. Credit: Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner By Alliance President Terry Gips You’ve heard the desperate pleas by Asian Pacific Island …
I, We: Ben Bingham Contemplates Pronouns and Global Love
Poet Ben Bingham’s art work he selected to accompany his poem. By Communications Coordinator Amy Durr It’s not often that we get to have a corporate financial CEO write excellent, …
Art of the Week: Song for the Turtles in the Gulf – Linda Hogan’s Poetic Medicine for a Wounded World
A sea turtle serves as the inspiration for Linda Hogan’s poignant poem. Credit: Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (left), Chickasaw Nation (right) By Alliance Communications Coordinator Amy Durr Have you ever had …
Art of the Week: Joy Harjo’s Once the World Was Perfect – Lessons on Living with Each Other
“Harjo draws on First Nation storytelling and histories, as well as feminist and social justice poetic traditions, and frequently incorporates indigenous myths, symbols, and values into her writing. Her poetry…centers …
Art of the Week: Ross Gay says Thank You for Both Joy and Mortality
“When I’m thinking about joy, I’m thinking about that at the same time as something wonderful is happening…we are also in the process of dying.” Ross Gay Credit: Ross Gay …