Can You Hear the Shape of the Drum?
By Stephen Byrne. W.S. Merwin dies on the same day as the Christchurch mosque shootings. …
A Purple Flower Among The Grazing Horses
By Stephen Byrne. In her final moments of safety, Asifa Bano was a little girl grazing her horses in a Kashmir meadow. …
As a Mother
By Stephen Byrne. Claudia Gómez González hoped for an education. She was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas instead. …
The Strange Pattern of Birds
By Stephen Byrne. Based on chilling testimonies from kidnapped Chibok girls. More than 100 remain missing. …
Hummingbird
By Stephen Byrne. Aly Diabate was a child forced to grow cocoa beans. He never even tasted chocolate. …
With Open Arms I Have Heard
By Stephen Byrne. This poem is based on the testimony of many refugees. …