134 - Long poem alert. But seriously, when was the last time you had to start life in a new country while feeling young and ambitious and missing home a little? Those bits of home you brought with you... How did they serve you in your new surroundings and aspirations?

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李顥謙

打書釘 Nose in the Books

Atomic Heart airs weekly on CFMS 105.9

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Today's poems:

樂海崖的月亮 / 梁秉鈞 (也斯)

English translation by Gordon T. Osing: 'The Moon in La Jolla' by Leung Ping-kwan (Yesi)

133 - Speaking from my tiny room in Causeway Bay for the first time since May. A home is remembered by the way we move within it. And this feels like home. At least for now.

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Today's poems:

August in Waterton, Alberta / Bill Holm

Earbud / Bill Holm

沉靜 / 潘國靈

132 - This is the last broadcast from my summer retreat before I move back to my subdivided space, a raging urban landscape awaits. A few days ago I ran into an old friend, a fellow poet, while riding the 64K bus that takes me home from Kam Sheung Road Station.

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Today's poems:

木紋 / 米米

August / Mary Oliver

留不住 / 潘國靈

131 - The excitement of having written a good piece fades rather fast for me. Less than the duration of a cigarette. We have footbridges, hats, and a moment in the karaoke place.

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Today's poems:

The Love-Hat Relationship / Aaron Belz

愛情獨舞 / 潘國靈

130 - Not sure what to make of the way I write while sitting by the window and the window ends up making its way into the poem.

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Today's poems:

Tomorrow is a Place / Sanna Wani

距離 / 潘國靈

129 - I tell a friend why I write these frames that go nowhere. The value of reaching deep within by simply noticing things around me.

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Today's poems:

Bad Weather / Marie Howe

生命的錯位 / 潘國靈 Lawrence Pun

128 - Very excited to be featured in an event this weekend where I'll be reading from a completed manuscript of poems that reflect on diaspora, religious trauma, and caregiving. Today I give you two poems from Safa Khatib's debut collection A Dress of Locusts.

🍎 Come to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠poetry event at Kubrick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on July 27

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127 - We speed through the raindrops on the windshield only to find another car's headlights beaming towards us and before we know it, it's gone right through. I turn around. Taillights fade till I don't see them no more. Today we feature a couple of surrealist poems by Karen Carney.

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126 - Because the sweltering heat is anything but an invitation to long reflective walks. And so we stay home to read about someone's pondering of someone else's pain/joy and it breaks my heart. In addition to my own writing, I also bring you the poem 'Pregnant Girl Creek' by Keetje Kuipers.

🍎 Come to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠poetry event at Kubrick⁠⁠⁠⁠ on July 27

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125 - Navigating some internal turbulence as we cross into the second half of the year. Today I bring you a trio of poems that brought me back to me: 'Echocardiogram' by Alyssa Froehling, 'Furniture' by Lisa Allen Ortiz, and 'To be brave, I look to the daffodil' by Susan Nguyen.

I'll be featured at this ⁠⁠⁠event at Kubrick⁠⁠⁠

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