Aamir Ansari
A Letter from the Village Dec 31, 1969
His mother’s voice, rising like ribbons
In the molten sky, fetching him home.
Two Poems Dec 31, 1969
I walk around the house, restoring solitude
From room to room, only to find your smile
Wrapped around my hand, opening doors.
Tiger Dec 31, 1969
My toothbrush is the color of tigers
He claims. We are brushing his teeth.
Fruit Dec 31, 1969
Now, in the wilderness of these adult years, my eyes wander down the aisle and rest on a crate of peaches, cuddled asleep, cheek to cheek.
Sometimes Dec 31, 1969
Sometimes the world seems so small
Movie: Welcome to Sarajevo Dec 31, 1969
A film shot through with such clarifying rage it leaves you speechless
Various Poems Dec 31, 1969
even onions fall in love
Movie: Spartacus Dec 31, 1969
A masterful epic
The Children Under the Tree Dec 31, 1969
He heard her cry, and not knowing, Lit a match
Old Men Sleep Dec 31, 1969
They know they are going to be forgotten.
Music: Music of the Rivers Dec 31, 1969
One of the Soundscapes series, transmuting nature into music.
Camera Dec 31, 1969
Smile, she says
Children, Sleeping Dec 31, 1969
The night is no longer a silent prayer
FOB (Fresh Off the Boat) Dec 31, 1969
Echoing the distant sun-drenched years
Medical Poem Dec 31, 1969
Please be patient
Two Poems Dec 31, 1969
A dark blanket of noise
Reading at Home Dec 31, 1969
Outside, a shower of little hands
Love Dec 31, 1969
Love, he says, I’ve trapped it in a bottle.
For Most People Dec 31, 1969
Most people forget
Love Song Dec 31, 1969
Some apples, a sudden sunset, the visiting flu, a poem or two
Children’s Poet Dec 31, 1969
For you to remember... When I am gone
add to my favorite writers 
