Speaking in Tongues
The first word I ever spoke was Farsi: Baba, which means father. It makes for an interesting conversation starter; I...
The Third Wheel
Grey skies, grey bay - it’s a new day It’s sirene: the wind has not been keen
Once I Climbed a Hill
Once I climbed a hill And looked down with triumph at what I had done. I saw sands stretched long...
Terrible Things
I never knew you before the coma, Before bacteria seeded your brain.
Saffron, Saint of Spices: UCSF Library Artist in Residence Pantea Karimi
The UCSF Library Artist in Residence program promotes health humanities by exposing and re-purposing historical materials preserved in the Archives...
effigy
rounds of hate in scores fired enter my body as i watch eight fall, six of them who look like...
Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes
Two distant planets A chimney of cozy air An open coin purse Oxen at the yoke A perch for cuddly...
Summer
Laughter bouncing off living room walls, Faces enter then exit stage left and right, Students rushing from one scene to...
Roots Before Branches
Within just 2 miles of my Sunset neighborhood home, I can explore the eerie and often fog-ridden greenery of Mount...