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The summer grasses. All that remains Of warriors’ dreams.
— Matsuo Bashō
Portrait by Katsushika Hokusai
Jun 5, 2026
The Need for Darkness
"A tree has roots in the soil yet reaches to the sky. It tells us that in order to aspire we need to be grounded and that no matter how high we go it is from our roots that we draw sustenance." — Wangari Maathai
“"Poetry is about freedom of articulation and affirming the truth of our experiences. I think of my writing as joining a long line of women’s resistance poetry that exposes the social and political conditions of women’s existences.” — Sarah Lubala