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“I Ask My Mother to Sing” by Li-Young Lee

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

She begins, and my grandmother joins her. Mother and daughter sing like young girls. If my father were alive, he would play his accordion and sway like a boat. I’ve never been in Peking, or the Summer Palace, nor stood … Continue reading →

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“Nocturne” by Li-Young Lee

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

That scraping of iron on iron when the wind rises, what is it? Something the wind won’t quit with, but drags back and forth. Sometimes faint, far, then suddenly, close, just beyond the screened door, as if someone there squats … Continue reading →

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“From Blossoms” by Li-Young Lee

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road where we turned toward signs painted Peaches. From laden boughs, from hands, from sweet fellowship in the bins, comes nectar at … Continue reading →

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