Category: International Travel
New GIFs: Cenotes
I had the supreme joy of exploring a handful of cenotes in Quintana Roo, Mexico, last month. These GIFs are the result of some rough, rough footage pulled from a GoPro that was used both underwater and above, focusing on the textures of the pools’ floors and the stalactite-filled ceilings. Using some crude alteration methods in Davinci, I was able to quickly (and continued-roughly) get a Brakhage-esque result. As with the waterwheel GIFs, these were
Coverage of Poetry in Myanmar
A post on the current state of poetry in Myanmar has been published in Poetry NW. This follows a brief exchange with Maung Day prior to his ducking into hiding and the cutting off of internet in the country. I’m grateful to Bill Carty for working with me on this piece–to bring light to the struggles and the work within Myanmar, and to continue to foster the connection I developed with the writers I first
A Video Montage from the Protests in Myanmar
A very large group of poets across Myanmar have collected their voices in a single video embedded below. The link follows the death of K Za Win, and the oppression of many other poet activists and activists generally in the country over the last several months following the military coup. All of this strikes me personally as I met K Za Win back when I visited Myanmar, and had a chance to exchange poetry with
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New Poems: Poems from Air
A selection of poems written in Myanmar. … Continue readingNew Poems: Poems from Air
New Euro Poems: Unkillable and Saunas
Written about the European trip I took with my mother in June, 2018.
New Euro Poems: A Mexican in Helsinki and Katajanokka Chorus
Written about the European trip I took with my mother in June, 2018.
Libraries: Traveling to Iceland, Finland, and Sweden, Part 3 (Final)
In this post, I comment on the final major two libraries I visited during my trip, both in Sweden.
New Euro Poems: Amiina and Fantômas and Twilight of Birds
Written about the European trip I took with my mother in June, 2018.
New Euro Poems: The Churches in Iceland and Fatigue and Craters
Written about the European trip I took with my mother in June, 2018.
Libraries: Traveling to Iceland, Finland, and Sweden, Part 2
When last I wrote, I had summarized the experiences with libraries in Iceland and Finland. I hadn’t finished exploring Helsinki University and its library, which is what I intend to do here.
Libraries: Traveling to Iceland, Finland, and Sweden, Part 1
This is a post in a series about visiting libraries in Iceland, Finland, and Sweden earlier this month.
