36 Views of San Francisco

36 Views of SF: 20. The Ring Cycle June 28, 2018 The Opera sings Ring of the Nibelungs My heart writes Ring of the We-belong. Each friend met, I’ll never forget They’ve made my soul,...

36 Views of SF: 21. A Place and Time for Everything June 29, 2018 I finally got myself the right therapist the right job the right bar. That last one lit me like a star....

36 Views of SF: 22. what to do, what to do June 29, 2018 God’s having diarrhea, so the asshole’s in charge. But truth be told, the asshole has always been at large. We can’t...

36 Views of SF: 23. go gentler on our shamisen strings June 30, 2018 (a villanelle lightly after ‘do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas, and inspired by the shamisen artistry...

36 Views of SF: 24. boxes June 30, 2018 (Inspired by the poetry of William Roper in Genryu Arts’ Boxes) gimme that old time religion gimme that old time religion gimme that old time religion...

36 Views of SF: 25. The Wound Comes to Life July 1, 2018 (after seeing Soft Power by David Henry Hwang) Is the wound forgettable? Is it deniable? Does a festering sore Slowly go unviable?...

36 Views of SF: 26. To the Mamas and the Sistas July 1, 2018 All beings are my mothers And we don’t all get along. I do group therapy in my mind Wondering how we’ll...

36 Views of SF: 27. Poem about the Moon July 2, 2018 co-written by members of my Cambodian community group at RAMS, Inc. in response to the questions “How does seeing the moon make you...

36 Views of SF: 28. Enough is Enough July 3, 2018 Not Indian enough Not White enough Not Black enough Not Latinx enough Not Asian enough Not Indian American enough Not Asian American enough Not...

36 Views of SF: 29. Interdependence Day Workout July 4, 2018   “Ain’t nobody prayin’ for me.” – Kendrick Lamar 70 years old, Vietnamese woman, now American. Wears her puffy down jacket clutches her purse...