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.