Darian Razdar, February 2022. Nikon D5200.
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poem: fire inside
Fires inside —what to expect wheneverywhere is burningand blue skies turnpink and red for days,while our hearts singmore evidence of truththan one might bearurgentlyfor years. As if all that smokewas not just smoke, orenough to fill sour rounds.When the rain here poursits odour is orangereflects the sky in puddlesof you and meand our fire insides… Continue reading poem: fire inside
poem: watching you watch me
You live in a city to have people look at you watching you sit while your spit drips while you eat, glances pass you down the street, and you don’t know if it’s a glare because you are there or if it’s a sign, a nod, a wink. Safety, eyes on the streets since the… Continue reading poem: watching you watch me
poem: late bloomer
Hi there ~ I will be posting new poems, in full and or in part, to my blog every week! Perhaps more or less often, depending on the winds. I hope you join me in this journey! LATE BLOOMER I have known many livesin only one, whereas twoyears hold the seedand the next threeits blossom.… Continue reading poem: late bloomer
poem: razdaram
I wrote this poem as a part of an artistic process between tapestry-making, graphic design, and poetry. In June 2021, I put the poem together in this zine using the design for the tapestry as both background and allegory. Supported by CUE Art Projects. There are copies of razdaram zine left in stock! Click here… Continue reading poem: razdaram
Call for Participants! Community Power Mapping
Join me this Summer for a Community Power Mapping workshop with Unit 2! As a part of Unit 2’s Celestial Seeds community organizing workshop series, I am facilitating a 3-part workshop to explore Community Power Mapping with a group of social movement, community, and arts organizers. Dates are 20 July, 27 July, and 10 August… Continue reading Call for Participants! Community Power Mapping
LAID BARE
LAID BARE (2021) won this year’s Power to the Poets writing contest juried by Elder Duke Redbird and organized by @festofauthors and @thepowerplantto ✴️ Responding to works by @nathanecarson in his recent solo show “Cut From the Same Cloth,” this poem imagines how two figures might respond to their spectators and each other. From their position on canvas, they seek to… Continue reading LAID BARE
Besoozan (spook edit)
Springtime Sublimates in a Stranger’s Eyes
Featured in Erotic Awakenings v.iii (Toronto: Hearth, 2021)
Let Them Touch Those Things
A reminder. Track List:Swords – MIAJe T’Obéis – Sexy SushiAnger – ArcaBlood Oath – Alice GlassRiquiqui(xcii92) – ArcaInterview (audio) – Céline DionTheir Kindness Is A Charade – Alice GlassChrome Country – Oneohtrix Point NeverObsess – enjoiiDELICIOUS APE – HEALTH x Xiu XiuThievery – ArcaLazarus – V V BrownD.F. Looks – HEALTHMemories – LLLL (ft. Yeule)Les… Continue reading Let Them Touch Those Things