Obituaries Can You Hear the Shape of the Drum? by Stephen Byrne By Stephen Byrne. W.S. Merwin dies on the same day as the Christchurch mosque shootings. Read More
Obituaries A Purple Flower Among The Grazing Horses by Stephen Byrne By Stephen Byrne. In her final moments of safety, Asifa Bano was a little girl grazing her horses in a Kashmir meadow. Read More
Obituaries As a Mother by Stephen Byrne By Stephen Byrne. Claudia Gómez González hoped for an education. She was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas instead. Read More
Africa·World The Strange Pattern of Birds by Stephen Byrne By Stephen Byrne. Based on chilling testimonies from kidnapped Chibok girls. More than 100 remain missing. Read More
Africa·World Hummingbird by Stephen Byrne By Stephen Byrne. Aly Diabate was a child forced to grow cocoa beans. He never even tasted chocolate. Read More
Middle East With Open Arms I Have Heard by Stephen Byrne By Stephen Byrne. This poem is based on the testimony of many refugees. Read More