arrested
for reading aloud after curfew
the names of the dead . . .
how far their voices carry
in the dark
~Atlas Poetica 17, March 15, 2014
IQ testing
of an inmate
on death row—
a pencil hovers
over the final question
for reading aloud after curfew
the names of the dead . . .
how far their voices carry
in the dark
of an inmate
on death row—
a pencil hovers
over the final question
A great pairing of socially relevant tanka.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the setting for the first one?
Thanks, Janet! The setting of the first poem is the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in New York City--not something I witnessed directly, but I read about it.
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