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Published on February 25, 2018 in Asia/Environment by Thriveni Mysore

By Thriveni Mysore. A holy river reaches the sea polluted.

Published on February 14, 2018 in Asia/World by J. Todd Hawkins

By J. Todd Hawkins. Valentine’s Day protesters march with signs like “Resist romance capitalism!”

Published on January 4, 2018 in Asia/World by Thriveni Mysore

By Thriveni Mysore. After South India is exposed to the ravages of the sea, the people mourn those lost from Cyclone Ockhi.

Published on December 15, 2017 in Asia/World by Jessamine Price

By Jessamine Price. A poet living in South Korea explores the specter of human loss as nuclear threats intensify.

Published on November 16, 2017 in Asia/U.S. by Pesach Rotem

By Pesach Rotem. In which Melania contemplates her life with Donald on top of a very hard wall.

Published on November 9, 2017 in Asia/U.S. by Paul Bone

By Paul Bone. Trump’s visit to Japan, a koi pond, and the universal practice of poetic license.

Published on November 9, 2017 in Asia/World by Amy Shaw

By Amy Shaw. The story of Rajuma, a young Rohingya woman whose son was burned alive during a massacre by the Myanmar military.

Published on October 17, 2017 in Asia/World by Alejandro Escudé

By Alejandro Escudé. “There’s nothing unaccounted for, especially when it comes to power and resistance”.

Published on October 12, 2017 in Asia/World by Alejandro Escudé

By Alejandro Escudé. With a nuclear threat from Pyongyang, the Pacific Ocean has never felt so small.

Published on September 28, 2017 in Asia/Environment by Thriveni Mysore

By Thriveni Mysore. Recognizing “home” by a lake so polluted it regularly bursts into flames. An elegy for India’s Bellandur Lake.