Roof Icicles Tanka Poem by Chen-ou Liu

The 9th tanka in the sequence, Politics/Poetics of Re-Homing

roof icicles
hold the first morning sun
present
becoming past
becoming future



Note: Based on the principles of progression and association employed in Japanese court poetry (for more information, see 'To the Lighthouse: Principles of Progression and Association in Tanka Sequences, ') , Politics/Poetics of Re-Homing is first English language tanka sequence about diasporic experiences. In the sequence, I adopt an intersectional approach to exploring a wide range of issues related to immigration, English learning, racialized identity, racism, job seeking, colonization, acculturation,...etc. You can read the whole sequence,